Conor McGregor Draws The Highest Ratings In The History Of UFC On FOX Sports

After admitting he was looking forward to seeing the viewing numbers for his fight against Dennis Siver on Saturday, Conor McGregor will be a happy man today as reports from America detail just how big a draw he has become. Reports coming from Fox say McGregor drew 2.751 million viewers, beating the previous highest rated show by a million viewers.

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It was not only the biggest TV MMA event of the last few years, it was the biggest since 2009.

Per Fox Sports, UFC Fight Night 59 had 2,751,000 viewers on Sunday night. Most watched UFC Fight Night on cable since late 2009

— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) January 21, 2015

FOX Sports says "UFC Fight Night: All Conor, All the Time" drew in an average of 2.75 million viewers, most on FS1 history.

— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) January 21, 2015

Conor shattered the previous FS1 record, which was held on the channel's kickoff night (Shogun vs. Chael), which drew 1.7 million.

— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) January 21, 2015

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The good news is this signifies the absolute certainty of how big Conor McGregor is, the bad news is he is likely to be on pay-per-view and fighting on foreign soil for the foreseeable future.

More than 2.7 million ppl watched UFC Fight Night from Boston on @FOXSports1. Peaked at more than 3.1 mill. #Ratings :D (Source: Nielsen)

— Dave Sholler (@DaveSholler) January 21, 2015

More context: Conor McGregor's fight out drew the two top NBA games last week both featuring LeBron James. One on ESPN, the other on TNT.

— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) January 21, 2015