The UFC is returning to Australia in November with Melbourne locked in to host a Fight Night card at Rod Laver Arena.
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The event, which will be held on November 27, follows on from the success of UFC 193 at Etihad Stadium last year - which saw 56,000 fans watch Ronda Rousey go down to Holly Holm.
It will be the second UFC card held in Australia in this year, with Brisbane hosting Mark Hunt's KO victory over Frank Mir in March.
UFC executive vice-president Tom Wright said that Melbourne's status as a sporting destination was the reason it had earned another event.
"We are really excited to come back to Australia, and come back to Melbourne a year after breaking some records at UFC 193. It’s going to be our 10th event in Australia," Wright said.
"We know we have great fans across the city and across the state, and to be able to take it to such an iconic venue as Rod Laver is pretty special.
"We had such a tremendous inaugural main event last November for UFC 193, and if you had to take a look at the records, and look at the great cities around the world, Melbourne clearly speaks as one of the sporting capitals of the world, and I think it is tough to argue with that."
The fighters on the card haven't been decided, but Wright made it clear it was likely to feature both international and local talent, with Australia's No.1 UFC athlete Robbie Whittaker odds on to step into the octagon.
"We don’t know who is going to headline it. Whether it is going to be a championship or not, it is too early to say," Wright said.
"I suspect Robbie (Whittaker) will be on the card, but it is too early to know. We don’t have any of those details as of yet.
"There will be not only some great Australian fighters on the card, but some great international fighters as well."