The rumored lightweight between highly ranked Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov now is official for UFC 209 in March, and the interim title will be on the line. The UFC tonight announced the fight, which MMAjunkie previously reported had verbal agreements in place. With newly crowned lightweight champion Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) not expected to return to action until past the midway point of 2017, the promotion will slap an interim belt on the winner, who is then expected to fight McGregor to unify the titles. UFC 209 takes place March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. The undefeated Nurmagomedov is the No