The Oceania Kickboxing Championships are set to begin tomorrow in Melbourne ©WAKO

Melbourne is set to act as host of the 2018 Oceania Kickboxing Championships, with competition set to begin tomorrow.

Three days of action will be held at Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre.

It will be the second edition of the Championships, with the inaugural event having been held last year in the Australian city.

More than 170 fighters competed in 2017 in a two day event.

All World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) disciplines featured last year.

The inaugural Oceania Kickboxing Championships took place last year ©WAKO
The inaugural Oceania Kickboxing Championships took place last year ©WAKO

The Championships are set to feature as part of the Arnold Classics Festival, Australia’s largest fitness exposition and multi-sport event festival.

More than 40 different sporting events will feature at the Festival.

Arnold Schwarzenegger attended last year’s Festival and visited the kickboxing competition.

He is set to return for the three-day Festival this year.