UFC on ESPN 1 Scores 1.1 TV Rating Overnight

Overnight television ratings for the main card of UFC on ESPN 1 have been released and things are looking promising.

While viewership numbers aren’t available at this time, UFC on ESPN 1 pulled off a 1.1 television rating overnight (via MMAFighting.com). This is the best rating the UFC has pulled off for a Fight Night main card since Jan. 2016 when Dominick Cruz captured the bantamweight title from T.J. Dillashaw on FOX Sports 1.

UFC on ESPN 1 didn’t have the luxury of a college basketball game lead-in. The event was going up against the NBA All-Star Game. Still, the UFC’s first main card on ESPN appears to have been a success.

In the main event of UFC on ESPN 1, Francis Ngannou went one-on-one with Cain Velasquez in a heavyweight bout. This was Velasquez’s first fight since July 2016. Ngnanou ended up picking up a finish in just 26 seconds. The co-main event featured a tough lightweight scrap between Paul Felder and James Vick. Felder nabbed the unanimous decision win.