MMAPayout.com has posted a list of the top five most watched MMA fights in history, and Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson is now #1 with 6.51 million viewers. This tops the most recent record, set by UFC’s Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson with 5.93 million.
Speaking of all the MMA on TV this past weekend — which included record numbers from WEC’s Sunday show and solid late-night ratings for Strikeforce on Saturday night — Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain has written a great analysis of the current landscape.