UFC coming to Australia in early 2010

In continuation with its plans for taking the sport of Mixed-Martial Arts (MMA) global according to UFC president Dana White, recent reports indicate that the Ultimate Fighting Championship will indeed be going to the land down under in early 2010.

According to The Sydney Herald, a future event will be held at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia as soon as perhaps February 2010.

From the paper:

"Legal representatives of the company have approached the Combat Sports Authority to seek permission to stage a bout in February, with organisers understood to be looking at the Acer Arena in Sydney Olympic Park."

The arena -- built in preparation for the 2000 summer Olympic games -- can seat up to 21,000 fans.

Bringing the sport to Australia will be instrumental to its expansion. The land down under is home to some of the most physical sports in the world, including Australian Rules football and Rugby which are immensely popular to the nation's citizens.

If MMA would be appealing to any one country, it would seem that Australia would be that one. With the sport's talented athletes, awesome displays of technique and strength, not to mention the charisma of the fighters there would seem to be no reason why the people of Australia would not fall in love with it as so many people around the world already have.

The first step, however, is to bring it to them and it appears the UFC is now ready to do so.