The UFC 205 fight card, lauded as one of the best ever in the history of the world’s preeminent mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, boasted a preliminary card on FOX Sports 1 that rivaled most pay-per-view (PPV) offerings.
Take a look:
145 lbs.: Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens
155 lbs.: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson
185 lbs.: Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal
170 lbs.: Belal Muhammad vs. Vicente LuqueNot too shabby.
Even with that stacked line up, which did return impressive ratings, the cable television network was unable to break its own record, as the UFC 205 “Prelims” finished third all time with 1,801,000 viewers.