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UFC Fight Night 78 ratings fall below average against football and boxing

Saturday night's UFC Fight Night from Monterrey, Mexico, headlined by Neil Magny's win over Kelvin Gastelum, did 750,000 viewers, the third lowest prime time Fight Night number of the year on FS 1.

Going against a plethora of college football games and the Canelo Alvarez vs. Miguel Cotto fight, UFC Fight Night 78 from Monterrey, Mexico fell well below its usual prime time average ratings.

The event, headlined by a welterweight fight where Neil Magny won a close five-round decision over Kelvin Gastelum, did 750,000 viewers for a main card that went about three-and-a-half hours.