Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 27 card — which, from a star power standpoint, looked like the weakest show since the inception of the series — delivered numbers that would indicate that very point.
The show, from Charlotte, N.C., headlined by Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza’s first-round knockout win over Derek Brunson, did 1,770,000 viewers. It was the lowest viewer number in the history of the series based on same-day viewing in the final ratings.
The previous record low was 1,983,000 viewers for the Aug. 27, 2016 show, which was headlined by Demian Maia vs.