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There are many mixed style fighting competitions in Hong Kong (I have videos taken) and also in Australia (because I live there, not that Australia is special or anything) between professional fighters of all styles who want to come. They are quite small and not televised, but they exist. Chinese martial arts schools are dedicated contributor to these fights, and one school dominates steadily against all other stylists.
Just because it isn't in the mass media or on Fox doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
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Which is a good thing. But let's face it alot of AMA's are against MMA tournamnets.
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why arnt there any ufc guys in the hk or chinese tournements ???
or in thailand in native tournemants ????
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There have been MMAr's who are willing to do both. Go into strickign tournaments such as K-1 and join PRIDE. Such as Crocop. IMHO the money is just not there in thailand. Imean you get up to 60thousand dollars for winning in K-1.
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I don't really follow K-1, but my guess is that you've got plenty of people with MT, TKD, and Karate backgrounds. So that would constitute an East Asian prescence. But in case you aren't convinced here you go straight from the K1 website:
"Karate, Kickboxing, Tae kwon do and Kung fu are among the martial arts upon which K-1 is founded."
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They tried to bring TKD and Kung fu guys in but no one is willing. IIRC there was one San Shou guy in a Max tourney.