Saturday’s UFC on FOX 28, headlined by Jeremy Stephens’ second-round TKO win over Josh Emmett did 2,037,000 viewers going against strong competition, including the Olympics and the Golden State Warriors.
While up 15 percent from the record-low of 1,771,000 viewers set by the Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Derek Brunson fight, it still would be the fourth-lowest number in the history of the series. The other two shows were bested by the 2016 show headlined by Carlos Condit vs. Demian Maia, and last April’s show headlined by Demetrious Johnson vs.