Topic: UFC Fight Night 59

McGregor Draws 2.75M viewers to FS1 (Record)

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skelliher

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01.21.2015 | 11:57 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 588th

Shatters the previous record of 1.78M held by the channel's debut event, Shogun vs. Sonnen.

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Sunday 01.18.2015 at 10:00 PM ET
U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: UFC Fight Pass
Name: UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver
Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Boston
Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
Venue: TD Garden
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Enclosure: Octagon
TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,340,000
Attendance: 13,828
TV Ratings: 2.75M avg. viewers (3.2M peak, 908k FS1 prelims)
MMA Bouts: 12
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Bout		Info
Conor McGregor defeats Dennis Siver via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound		1:54 Round 2 of 5, 6:54 Total Bout Page
Donald Cerrone defeats Benson Henderson via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Uriah Hall defeats Ronald Stallings via KO/TKO, Cut on Left Eyebrow		3:37 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Gleison Tibau defeats Norman Parke via Decision, Split		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Cathal Pendred defeats Sean Spencer via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Lorenz Larkin defeats John Howard via KO/TKO, Punches		2:17 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Chris Wade defeats Lipeng Zhang via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Paddy Holohan defeats Shane Howell via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Johnny Case defeats Frankie Perez via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound		1:54 Round 3 of 3, 11:54 Total Bout Page
Charles Rosa defeats Sean Soriano via Submission, D'arce Choke		4:43 Round 3 of 3, 14:43 Total Bout Page
Sean O'Connell defeats Matt Van Buren via KO/TKO, Punches		2:11 Round 3 of 3, 12:11 Total Bout Page
Joby Sanchez defeats Tateki Matsuda via Decision, Split		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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michigandolphin

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01.21.2015 | 12:12 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 719th

That's awesome. Doesn't hurt that they advertised the **** out of it during the NFC Championship game.

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Anik

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01.21.2015 | 12:53 PM ET

Predictions: 2 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 115 Points | Tied for 1513th

Holy ****...um...I guess this McGregor guy is drawing a decent amount after all.

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zarog

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01.21.2015 | 1:24 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 705 Points | Tied for 212th

Looks like McGregor got a nice payday out of it too. $85k show money for him, but Henderson and Tibau making less than $50k for show money.

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curtwag84

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01.21.2015 | 1:33 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 296th

Dana was right Nate Diaz doesn't move the needle. Connor McGregor moves the ******* needle!

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skelliher

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01.21.2015 | 2:26 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 588th

The peak number (3.1M) was about the avg. number from the last UFC on FOX event (2.8M). Basically, this event was consistent with an average big FOX show with a fraction of the viewership reach.

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legacyofmisfortune

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01.21.2015 | 2:41 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 509th

the UFC must be thrilled with the numbers, he's probably thinking why he didn't make it a PPV, but they'll make it up with Aldo vs Conor

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Griffy

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01.21.2015 | 2:48 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 720 Points | Tied for 158th

@zarog imagine what the undisclosed locker-room bonus was for him, on top of that.

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skelliher

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01.21.2015 | 3:33 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 588th

Dave Sholler retweeted TVbytheNumbers.com ‏@TVbytheNumbers 5m5 minutes ago

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flying_frontkick

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01.21.2015 | 5:07 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 719th

Aldo vs. McGregor? Why not put him up against Edgar or Mendes? Get some more ratings like this.

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theMMAmessiah

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01.21.2015 | 5:12 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 720 Points | Tied for 158th

This probably in all honesty would have been the most watched MMA event on TV ever if they had put this on Fox.

skelliher

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01.21.2015 | 5:19 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 588th

We'll see if it will translate to big PPV number for Aldo vs. McGregor.

I still think people (including Conor) claiming it could surpass the 750k+ number pulled in by Jones/Cormier are wack. But I could see it topping 500k with the right promotion and a solid supporting card.

Really, anything over 400k to me would be a resounding success for the sub 170 weight classes. Nobody except BJ Penn at 155 and below has been able to draw above that number. They usually hover around 200k, including Aldo, Cruz, Faber, etc.

* Edited at 01.21.2015, 5:20 PM ET *

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Gregory

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01.21.2015 | 6:06 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 745 Points | Tied for 87th

I'm no authority or soothsayer on these things, let me state that first. But I think that maybe it will take a little time for Conor to generate really big PPV numbers. I don't know that they can do 750K buys with McGregor vs Aldo.

But, after a couple more fights, sure, why not. The man has got the "it" factor. People want to see him.

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legacyofmisfortune

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01.21.2015 | 6:36 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 509th

just to be clear, I wasn't saying that if it would have been a PPV it would've pulled the same numbers I just meant that it would have sold good, better than a lot of PPV's they put on last year. I think Aldo vs Conor will be between 500 and 600k

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Bigj383

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01.22.2015 | 2:35 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 1088th

The prelims also hit a decent number and they went head to head with the AFC championship.

I will say this Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor will be the highest selling Featherweight headlined PPV in UFC history. I believe the current record is UFC 159 Aldo vs Edgar with 330,000 buys, anything over that number will be considered a smash out of the park.

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unbeknownst

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01.22.2015 | 5:04 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 1013th

For some reason I think Conor's first headlining PPV will be around the same as Rousey's first PPV, which was around 450k.

Conor seems to be crossing over and connecting with the same type of people that were curious about Rousey and her personality and ability.

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