Waterson vs. VanZant draws biggest UFC television audience in nearly three years

Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 22 show, headlined by Michelle Waterson’s win over Paige VanZant, peaked at 4.8 million viewers and was the second-most watched UFC on FOX event that wasn’t headlined by a title fight. For the second time in recent months, there is a new significant star in the UFC based on audience reaction.
But in both cases, the new star lost quickly and the question becomes what to do next.
On Saturday, it was Paige VanZant, who was considered marketable going in