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No one in Germany will know who GSP is, and most have never even heard of UFC. They may have a vague awareness of MMA, but just think its a fringe bloodsport they have no interest in. You will not find many mma fans in western Europe - Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Italy - none of them care at all for this sport. Obviously, the situation is better in UK but its still seen in a far more negative light than it is in Canada or US.
I'm not sure if its more accepted in Scandinavia, but its best chance of success is eastern Europe. American MMA fans really seem to have no idea just how irrelavent and tiny it is on a global scale, and its laughable to even compare to soccer. Shouldnt even be compared to ice hockey or boxing even.
The average Brazilian is only familiar with Anderson because he's in burger king ads. The average Russian is not familiar with Fedor. The average Korean is not familiar with Korean Zombie [they are however, familiar with Akiyama due to his constant tv appearances].
Wow, you spend a lot of time overseas.