Who wants to watch 2 barenaked guys try to hold each other?

Years ago, arround 2001-2002, there is MMA shows in TV in my country. Some international MMA shows such as UFC, PFC, K-1, To Hot To Handle are aired in TV. Also there is 1 local MMA show, the TPI FC. But as time goes by....the MMA shows die one by one. Even at TPI FC , Indonesia got 1 good MMA fighter that shown up in foreign MMA Match.

So what made these shows tap their hands 3 times?

First, i think its about market or commercial benefit for the TV station. MMA is only popular in very small segmented viewer (generally men). Compare with the WWE that popular for men and children, Soccer (EPL, Lega Calcio) popular among men, teenager, kids and also women, TV Series (in my country called "sinetron") popular among women in all side of my country!!

Second, about culture... MMA isnt an original culture from my country. Even we have some martial arts development but grapple for fighting isnt popular. This thing followed by only small ammout of martial artist teach MMA.

Third , the media or press didnt socialize MMA well. They prefer to report soccer news than MMA. Sport Newspaper put handsome soccer player on their cover than MMA guy.

(one of tv series artist in Indonesia, prefer to watch her than the big men?)

So i dont know when MMA shows will return to Indonesia...