The wait is over.

This weekend, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will come to Massachusetts with UFC 118 at the TD Bank Garden on Saturday.

It is the first time the UFC has come to the Bay State since mixed martial arts was sanctioned last winter. As usual, the card is an impressive one and features some local fighters.

There are co-main events. One is for the lightweight championship when Frank Edgar (12-1) takes on BJ Penn (15-6-1). The other features MMA legend Randy Couture (18-10) against former boxer James Toney (0-0), whom UFC President Dana White said has been practically begging him for a fight.

On the local scene, former Boston College soccer standout and Massachusettts native Kenny Florian (13-4) will battle Gray Maynard (9-0) in the lightweight division during the main card. The preliminary card features some local fighters such as Joe Lauzon (18-4) of Massachusetts, who will take on Gabe Ruediger (17-5) of Liverpool, England, in the lightweight division.