UFC 194 slog tidigare rekord med 10 miljoner dollar i biljettintäkter, men nu har även underkortet för galan slagit rekord i tittarsiffror med i snitt 1,9 miljoner tittare och toppade på hela 2,38 miljoner.
Det här kunde man läsa via ett officiellt pressmeddelande:
The two-hour prime time UFC 194 PRELIMS on Saturday delivered 1,931,000 viewers and is the most-watched Pay-Per-View prelims in FS1 history, according to Nielsen Media Research. The PRELIMS peaked at 2,380,000 during the legendary Urijah Faber’s gritty decision over Frankie Saenz.
In addition to being a record-setter for FS1, UFC 194 PRELIMS were the most-watched on any network in more than four years, dating back to the UFC 126 prelims on Feb. 5, 2011, which aired on Spike TV (1,964,000). The special two-hour FS1 UFC 194 WEIGH-IN SHOW on Friday (Dec. 11), was also record-setting, becoming the most-watched weigh-in ever on FS1, delivering 294,000 viewers.
Detta är de högsta siffrorna för ett underkort hittills. Underkortet för Rousey vs. Holm hade i jämförelse 1,39 miljoner tittare.
