UFC’s ESPN debut sets Fight Night viewership record

The UFC prelims on ESPN on Saturday, at least partially due to a fortunate time slot, were the most-watched prelims for a Fight Night in history.
The four-fight show, headlined by Donald Cerrone vs. Alexander Hernandez, the company’s debut on its new station, drew 1,956,000 viewers.
One of the keys to the record number was it directly followed the Duke vs. Virginia college basketball game that did 3,764,000 viewers, and even out of prime time, was the third-most watched television show in