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UFC 196 coverage brings in two new records for FOX Sports 1

Conor McGregor may have lost to Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 on Saturday night, but for the second straight show, McGregor brought fans to television in near record numbers.

McGregor already held couple of records already with UFC's biggest live event ever on FS 1, with 2,751,000 viewers for the show he headlined on Jan. 18, 2015 in his win over Dennis Siver. He also holds the record for the most-watched fight ever on the station with 3,162,000 viewers. McGregor more recently was a key factor in the prelims of UFC 194, the last show he headlined, Dec.