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UFC on ESPN 70 Prelims draw 661K viewers

July 16, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC Fight Night Nashville which took place on Saturday night drew 661,000 viewers for the prelims on ESPN. It was 4th overall in the A18-49 demographic per Programming Insider.

While the main card saw Derrick Lewis serve up another KO, it was the prelims which drew the higher prime time rating. The prelims drew 0.19 in the A18-49 demo which was good enough for ~248K-261K viewers.

The feature card on the prelims saw Chris Curtis win a split decision victory over Max Griffin. Also, fans saw the last fight for Lauren Murphy as she lost to Eduarda Moura.

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