It has taken a lot longer than it took around the rest of the world, but UFC has finally arrived in Australia.

Since making its debut on our small screen courtesy of the folk at ONE, the Aussie audiences have fallen in love with the martial arts events, with ratings reflecting the hype.

Thousands of viewers have tuned in each week to catch some of the most brutal hits and beatings seen in the fighting game.

As a result of the genres popularity, the Ten Network has announced it will screen the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Australian event in Sydney, live to a national audience.

The event takes place next February and will air on the networks sports HD channel, ONE.

The network seem to be making the right moves in supporting one of the fastest growing trends in the country.

Tickets for the sell-out event were so hot, it became the second fastest sellout of an event in the history of the UFC, signaling the love for the sport down under.

David White, Ten’s head of Sport, reiterated this point.

“The UFC is the fastest growing sports organization in the world and clearly has a passionate and loyal following in Australia as evidenced by the speed of ticket sales,” he said.

“We believe that televising the event on free-to-air TV will support its growth here and further highlight that ONE is the leading sports network in Australia.”

UFC 110 will air on Sunday, 21st February.