It’s not often an MMA fighter has two fights lined up simultaneously. Not only is Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald in that situation, but both of them are title bouts.

MacDonald (20-4 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has expressed his desire to fight more frequently under the Bellator banner, and he’ll get his wish, because the upcoming chapter of his career is nothing short of ambitious.

First, MacDonald, 29, will move up to middleweight next month at Bellator 206 when he challenges champ Gegard Mousasi in an attempt to become the first simultaneous two-division champion in Bellator history. After that, things could get crazy for the Canadian.

Win or lose against Mousasi (44-6-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) on Sept. 29 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., MacDonald will return to 170 pounds to participate in the Bellator welterweight grand prix.

MacDonald’s opening-round matchup in the eight-man tournament will see him fight former UFC title challenger Jon Fitch. A date and location for the bout are dependent on MacDonald’s health coming out of his fight with Mousasi, but he will put his title on the line in each tournament matchup starting with Fitch (31-7-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA).

What MacDonald is setting out to do is rather unprecedented in the sport, but he appears ready and eager for the task ahead, calling it a “dream opportunity” on social media (via Twitter):

so im gonna have my hands full this year, praise God. two dream opportunities in the same year, God anwser’s prayers and knows the desires of our hearts. first im up against @mousasi_mma then taking on @jonfitchdotnet in the first round of the welterweight tournament

MacDonald, who is No. 3 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, might seem like a bit of a madman for what he is about to do, but don’t forget this is the same person who wanted to be part of the field for the ongoing Bellator heavyweight world grand prix.

The Bellator welterweight world grand prix begins the same night as MacDonald challenges Mousasi when former champs Douglas Lima (29-7 MMA, 11-3 BMMA) and Andrey Koreshkov (21-2 MMA, 12-2 BMMA) kick off the tournament with a trilogy bout.

For more on Bellator 206, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.