SPIKE TV has released their numbers for the UFC:Silva vs. Irvin card, scoring an average of 2.1 for the whole card and a peak of 3.8 million viewers during the main event.

From the release:

The telecast peaked at 11:30pm for the Silva vs. James Irvin bout drawing 3.8 million viewers and a staggering 4.9 rating for Men 25-34 and a 4.1 rating in Men 18-34. The UFC fight card also drew more viewers than FOX’s coverage of MLB (3,072,000) earlier in the day. Overall, the three-hour live UFC event averaged a 2.1 household rating, a 2.8 with Men 18-49, a 3.2 with Men 18-34, a 2.0 with P18-49 and 3.1 million total viewers.

Those numbers are very good considering the event was a hastily organized affair. It now ranks third among televised MMA cards with Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz and UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion (Henderson/Rampage) ranking higher.

The reports and rumors on the Internet have SPIKE TV close to finalizing a deal that will put the UFC 89 card in the U.K. free on SPIKE. That event is scheduled for Oct. 18th at the NIA in Birmingham, England.