But that show still figures to come out ahead of Bellator's June 24 show in Madison Square Garden, which based on
early estimates looks to be in the 90,000 to 130,000 buy range. The number was along the same lines as the first Bellator pay-per-view show in 2014, headlined by Rampage Jackson vs. King Mo Lawal. That main event came off as a major grudge match, even though it didn't really deliver the fireworks the hype would lead you to believe.
The June 24 show had the most hype and was easily the strongest name-value show in Bellator history. Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva was a grudge match from years ago, and based on Bellator's history of using ex-UFC headliners who are past their primes, it probably would have been a very successful television main event. The other top bout, Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione, was anything but a grudge match. With two other title fights on the show, Scott Coker had talked of hoping to get to 200,000 buys.
https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/7/20/16002482/estimated-pay-per-view-numbers-are-in-for-ufc-213-bellator-nycThis post was edited by KrWWW on Jul 20 2017 08:13am