New Delhi, July 17 -- LAS VEGAS - Sixty-nine seconds.

That was how long it took for Conor McGregor's right knee to give out at T-Mobile Arena on July 11, halting a fight with Max Holloway almost before it began and sending UFC 329's main event to an abrupt, surgically consequential end. McGregor confirmed in the hours after that he would need surgery. A return date was not given.

The Paramount+ figures released Thursday, six days after the fight, told a story the arena itself could not contain. Across the United States and Latin America, 15.9 million viewers watched UFC 329, according to Yahoo Sports, with peak concurrent streams hitting 8.3 million, a record for the platform's exclusively streamed events. T-Mobile Arena generated $25 m...