Dana White, UFC President (Photo by Yifan Ding/Getty Images)Getty ImagesUFC mens bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili wanted to take five or six months off after winning his first title in September 2024 at Noche UFC, but he plans to hit the ground running in 2025.Dvalishvili will defend his title against Umar Nurmagomedov on January 18 in Los Angeles in the co-main event of UFC 311. If Dvalishvili has his way, that will be the first of three fights he plans to have over a six-month period.LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 14: Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia poses with his team after defeating ... [+] Sean OMalley of the United States to win the bantamweight title during UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche at Sphere on September 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)Getty ImagesDvalishvili was a guest on Michael Bispings Believe You Me podcast, where he discussed his immediate future.Didnt you say you want three fights in six months? Bisping asked.I do. I do, Dvalishvili replied.MORE FOR YOUAnd would one of those fights be against Sean OMalley? Bisping asked. He wants a rematch, of course. Are you happy to give him a rematch?Yes, absolutely, Dvalishvili replied. First, I have to focus on Umar fight. God willing, Im going to win this fight. After my fight, I wanted to take five or six months. Five months would be in February, and six months would be in March. If OMalley isnt ready in March, then I fight Petr Yan in March. If OMalley is ready to fight in April in Miamihe says he is undefeated in Miamithen we can do it there.Here is a look at the episode:It would be nearly impossible for Dvalishvili to pull off what hes describing. You hve to wonder if Dana White and Co. would even allow him to attempt to complete this feat.All three of the opponents Dvalishvili named are extremely tough. The battle with Nurmagomedov could be a fight that goes from grappling to stand-up fighting across all five rounds.If Dvalishvili wins at UFC 311, the prospect of fighting someone as tough as Yan in March is staggering. Dvalishvili has already defeated Yan, but the rematch figures to be even more challenging.Lastly, Dvalishvili is talking about a one-month turnaround to take on OMalley in a rematch the latter will be very prepared for, and the champion could be banged up from injuries.In any case, Dvalishvili has to take things one fight at a time, and it all begins with a tough title defense against Nurmagomedov on January 18.Next Up in the UFC - UFC Vegas 101On January 11, the UFC comes back from a three-week absence with a card at the Apex in Las Vegas.The main event is Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas in a rematch of their 2019 meeting. Ribas won the first fight, but Dern is now ranked one slot above Ribas.Here is a look at the complete card.Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas - StrawweightSantiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris - WelterweightAbdul Razak Alhassan vs. Csar Almeida - MiddleweightChris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov - MiddleweightAustin Bashi vs. Christian Rodriguez - FeatherweightPunahele Soriano vs. Uro Medi - WelterweightJose Johnson vs. Felipe Bunes - FlyweightMarco Tlio vs. Ihor Potieria - MiddleweightThiago Moiss vs. Trey Ogden - LightweightAndreas Gustafsson vs. Preston Parsons - WelterweightErnesta Kareckaite vs. Nicolle Caliari - FlyweightMagomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes - Light HeavyweightViktoriia Dudakova vs. Fatima Kline - StrawweightNurullo Aliev vs. Yanal Ashmouz - Lightweight