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Ratings Report: Michael Bisping vs. Thales Leites peaks at 731,000 viewers for afternoon slot

UFC had two live shows and Bellator had one over the past week, and there were no great surprises in the ratings. Saturday's UFC afternoon show did 508,000 viewers on average, Bellator's Friday night show did 722,000 and UFC's Wednesday night show did 801,000.

There was a lot of MMA on television this past week, with two UFC television events and a Bellator show heading the list. None of the three were major blockbuster shows, and the ratings reflected that.

Saturday's UFC show, the company's debut in Glasgow, Scotland, headlined by Michael Bisping's decision win over Thales Leites, did 508,000 viewers for the main card that aired from 1 p.