UFC 141 'UFC Prelims' ratings: Final Spike TV special earns 1.8 million viewers

The UFC and Spike TV's final "UFC Prelims" special ended on a high note and averaged a solid 1.8 million viewers, ranking it second all-time among the 26 specials to date.

The latest one-hour special coincided with this past weekend's UFC 141 event and featured Ross Pearson vs. Junior Assuncao and Danny Castillo vs. Anthony Njokuani.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed the ratings information with industry sources.

UFC 141 took place this past Friday, Dec. 30, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In addition to the one-hour "UFC Prelims" special, the main card aired on pay-per-view, and other prelims streamed on Facebook. Pearson won his fight via split decision, and Castillo won his bout via split decision.

Of the 26 "UFC Prelims" specials Spike TV has aired to date, UFC 141's ranks as the second best. The top-rated special came in early 2011 with UFC 126, which drew two million viewers.

The full list of "UFC Prelims" broadcasts and ratings as compiled by MMAjunkie.com includes: 1) UFC 126 (February 2011): 2 million viewers 2) UFC 141 (December 2011): 1.8 million viewers 3) UFC 109 (February 2010): 1.7 million 4) UFC 135 (September 2011): 1.6 million 4) UFC 131 (June 2011): 1.6 million 5) UFC 114 (May 2010): 1.6 million 7) UFC 129 (April 2010): 1.5 million 7) UFC 108 (January 2010): 1.5 million 7) UFC 121 (October 2010): 1.5 million 7) UFC 123 (November 2010): 1.5 million 11) UFC 133 (August 2011): 1.4 million 11) UFC 104 (October 2009): 1.4 million 11) UFC 103 (September 2009): 1.4 million 14) UFC 134 (August 2011): 1.3 million 14) UFC 130 (May 2011): 1.3 million 14) UFC 128 (March 2011): 1.3 million 14) UFC 119 (September 2010): 1.3 million 14) UFC 116 (July 2010): 1.3 million 14) UFC 115 (June 2010): 1.3 million 14) UFC 106 (November 2009): 1.3 million 21) UFC 139 (November 2011): 1.2 million 21) UFC 132 (July 2011): 1.2 million 21) UFC 111 (March 2010): 1.2 million 24) UFC 137 (October 2011): 1.1 million 24) UFC 118 (August 2010): 1.1 million 26) UFC 136 (October 2011): 1 million 27) UFC 125 (January 2011): 829,000

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