While Merab Dvalishvili is aiming for a third successful bantamweight title defence against Cory Sandhagen at UFC 320, he appears to want to accomplish more before closing out the year.

During a recent appearance on the Full Send Podcast, the 34-year-old claimed that despite fighting 'Sandman' in October, he intends to make a quick turnaround and get one more fight in before the end of the year:

"I want a quick turnaround. I don't overlook Cory Sandhagen. It's going to be a tough fight. But, God willing, I'm going to do my best to win this fight, and if I win, I want to come back quick, turnaround, and I want to fight in December. I will ask the UFC a favor to give me another fight in December. Or even November. I don't care. I can come back."

'The Machine' already has an opponent in mind if the UFC grants him one more fight in 2025:

"Petr Yan is [a] clear contender right now. He deserves it. I don't want to make him wait too long. I can make a quick turnaround and fight him, and after, we will see who will be next contender."

UFC 320 will go down on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, headlined by a light heavyweight title clash between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira.

It appears that fight fans are in for a major link-up soon. Merab Dvalishvili has confirmed that he'll be training with Conor McGregor, potentially after finishing his 2025 fighting calendar.

Speaking on the Full Send Podcast, the Georgian-American narrated how he and McGregor connected and chalked out plans for the training session:

"When I was in China, I met his friends and we FaceTimed. They called McGregor, and he asked me to [train together,] and I said. 'Let's go, Conor, we can train.' I would like to train with you. I want to fight again this year, and after[ward] I can go visit him. I'll message him. We both follow each other on Instagram."