Fox 2 Ratings

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.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/29/tv-ratings-saturday-ufc-on-fox-paces-easy-win/117913/

They didn't just get the best per males 18-49, they stomped anyone and everyone who was on when they were on.

there was very weak competition saturday night.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/1/30/2758520/fox-releases-detailed-ufc-ratings-breakdown
The Fox Sports Media Group distributed an press release via e-mail
with their official ratings information and they weren't shy about
noting the drop in ratings from the first go-round:

The three-bout, two-hour event, the first official network broadcast
of FOX's partnership with UFC, is off from the UFC on FOX premiere in
November (3.5/6), which was only one hour and featured a highly
anticipated heavyweight championship fight. When comparing similar time
periods for the two events, FOX posted a 3.1/5 from 9:00-10:15 PM ET,
compared to the 3.5/6 that the premiere event recorded from 9:00-10:00
PM.

It is interesting to note that, as expected with an event on free TV, the ratings increased dramatically for the main event:

As anticipation to the night's main event grew so did the ratings.
The night's first match, Jitsu master Demian Maia taking on unbeaten
Chris Weidman did a 2.3/4. The next fight between middleweight contender
Chael Sonnen battling British star Michael Bisping grew to a 2.9/5. Fans tuned in to see former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans take on undefeated former national champion wrestler Phil Davis with that bout posting a 3.4/6. The fight went all five rounds and Evans defeated Davis by unanimous decision.

They also shared some "top market" breakdowns:

The top five metered markets for Saturday's UFC on FOX event are: Las
Vegas - 4.1/8; Louisville - 4.1/7; Indianapolis - 3.9/7; Greenville -
3.9/6; Tulsa - 3.9/6; and Knoxville - 3.9/6. Other markets of interest:
New York - 2.2/4; Los Angeles - 2.3/5; and host city Chicago - 2.8/5.

At least the next FOX card starts well with Miller vs Diaz. That should be better than any of the previous three fights on the recent FOX card.

Yeah, if i was an MMA skeptic and i turned it on during Weidman-Maia...i'd probably never give it a chance again. Like Rogan said "It looks like two drunk guys in the bar parking lot"

Is that crank?

http://mmajunkie.com/news/27216/ufc-on-fox-2s-evans-vs-davis-headliner-watched-by-6-1-million-viewers.mma
This past weekend's UFC on FOX 2 event scored its biggest ratings during the night's main event of Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis, which averaged 6.1 million viewers.