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UFC Fight Night Vegas 22 draws 721K viewers

March 23, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC Fight Night Vegas 22 drew 721,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night.  The prelims drew 438,000 viewers preceding the main card.

The main card drew 0.21 in the A18-49 demo, 0.13 in F18-49, 0.29 M18-49, 0.13 A18-34, 0.09 F12-34, 0.14 M12-34, 0.28 A25-54 and 0.36 in over 50.  The main card finished 22nd overall in cable ratings Saturday with March Madness on multiple networks taking the first 21 slots.

Notably the airing of a portion of UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2 finished 32nd overall and drew 0.21 in the A18-49 demo, 0.09 in F18-49, 0.21 in M18-49, 0.10 in A18-34, 0.07 in F12-34, 0.08 M12-34, 0.20 A25-54 and 0.27 in over 50. 

The Prelims finished 39th overall and drew 0.12 in the A18-49 demo, 0.07 in F18-49, 0.18 in M18-49, 0.09 in A18-34, 0.05 in F12-34, 0.09 M12-34, 0.18 A25-54 and 0.23 in over 50.

The main card featured Derek Brunson as he defeated Kevin Holland via unanimous decision.

Payout Perspective:

Despite March Madness, the UFC put on decent ratings Saturday night.  In between PPVs, the Saturday night UFC card did not feature anyone that would one might consider noteworthy except maybe for Holland who did not impress. 

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