Dana White thanks everyone! UFC White House makes history and breaks audience records; find out why.

Dana White and Donald Trump at a UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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If before the expectation was that the UFC White House It was already the biggest event of the organization and of combat sports and would have a gigantic audience, days after its realization, the numbers confirmed such success. The grand and media-covered attraction, which took place last Sunday (14), in Washington (USA), had an audience of 17 million viewers, counting only the United States and Latin America. The information was released by 'Paramount+' itself, the streaming service that broadcasts the league's shows exclusively, last Thursday (18).

In this way, the UFC White House It became one of the most-watched MMA events in US history. For comparison, the first event of the sport streamed on Netflix, which was headlined by... Ronda RouseyThe live event drew an audience of 17 million viewers worldwide and peaked at 11,6 million. And it doesn't stop there. Unsurprisingly, the live show became the most-watched program on Paramount+, averaging 8,2 million viewers.

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It is worth noting that, before the hearing of UFC White House In the United States and Latin America, the partnership was to be revealed, and Dana White, president of the company, stated that the top brass at Paramount were already thrilled with the collaboration. At the historic event, the stars... Alex Poatán e Ilia Topuria suffered heavy defeats for Cyryl Gane e Justin gaethjerespectively.

UFC White House Results

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Justin gaethje derrotou Ilia Topuria By knockout (corner stoppage) end of round 4 – Championship fight

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Cyryl Gane derrotou Alex Poatán By knockout (left cross) at 1:17 of round 2 – Interim title fight

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Sean O'Malley derrotou Aiemann Zahabi by knockout (right straight) at 4:01 of round 2

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Josh Hokit derrotou Derrick Lewis by knockout (punches) at 4m08s of R2

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy derrotou Michael chandler by knockout (punches) at 4m29s of R1

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): BoNickal derrotou Kyle Daukaus by knockout (elbows) at 4:34 of round 1

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Diego lopes derrotou Steve Garcia by knockout (punches) at 2m42s of R2