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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to FOX for it’s first “official” show on the network Saturday night, with a three bout main card and a six bout prelim card airing on FUEL TV.
The early ratings for the UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis event for were posted by TVBytheNumbers.com on Sunday, showing an estimate average of 4.37 million viewers for the two hour main card.
Against repeats and the U.S. Skating Championships, FOX easily cruised to victory in adults 18-49 with two hours of UFC on FOX 2 with a fight card headlined by Evans vs. Davis. Again, these numbers are far more likely to be adjusted (and adjusted up) than normal due to the nature of live programming. But in the preliminary non time zone adjusted numbers the fight card averaged a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating between 8-10p and 4.37 million viewers.
UFC on FOX 2 took place on Jan. 28, 2012 at the United Center in Chicago, Ill. with parts of the event airing on FOX television, FUEL TV, and a live stream on Facebook.