MMA is now legal in Ontario

Woohoo, UFC and the world of mixed martial arts is now legal in Ontario.

The UFC recently hired Tom Wright as the new head of UFC Canada and opened a Toronto office to help increase the promotion's presence in Ontario.

The strategy worked, according to Canadian UFC lawyer Noble Chummar shared the good news with MMACanada.net earlier today:

"Mixed Martial Arts is now regulated in the province of Ontario! Two years ago we have been working around the clock, in meetings with Dana White to get this done.  The UFC has been in Ontario 5-10 times which has indicated that Premier Dalton McGuinty is in touch with what the people want. It's a great day for MMA fans and a great day for the UFC!"

Last year, Dana White anticipated a future show in Ontario at some point in 2010, hoping to put on an event at the Toronto Rogers Centre capable of seating as many as 50,000 fans.