MMA Fights at Hooters, Santo Domingo

I moved from Costa Rica to Dominican Republic and I was wondering if the dominican people likes MMA , I am here working as a line manager and I do miss a lot the fact to watch my MMA on tv but since like everybody loves baseball but not MMA I mean they love boxing but they don't have any info about UFC.  The day when I went to Hooters to watch the UFC, I was on shock went I saw a line to getting, wow few guys looks like they know about MMA and the rest of the clients go there only to watch it. I am wondering if here gambling is legal the should have the fights as well than the rest of the sports I mean common put the fights on TV and you will see the real sport and you will learn who is who.

I'm sure before long it will get more popular in the DR!

I would like to start trainning but I don't know any place around here.