>>508679549 (OP)Nah, it's just a very niche sport.
In any other civilized part of the world if you have any athletic talent you will pursue a sport that pays more than MMA, but there they are pushed to be MMA fighters from birth.
Talent pool is very low in every other place in the world, if you have an athletic kid, why would you push him to be an MMA fighters instead of boxer, basketball player, football player etc.
Also roids for most of their life before they go pro given to them by mafioso pimp coaches.