Matt Hughes comments on potential opponents:

Heavy.com: At UFC 103, we saw some fresh faces coming up - Paul Daley beating Kampmann, Vitor Belfort beating Rich Franklin. Do you plan on throwing a monkey wrench into their plans?

Matt Hughes: "As far as who I fight next? You know, looking at these younger kids who are wanting to come in and be the next world champion or be the next contender, I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't know if I'll take on those guys.

There are plenty of older guys out there with big names who can fight, too. I like to take fights where I've got something to win. If I take a fight against Mike Swick or Josh Kosheck, I've really got nothing to gain from that fight besides a paycheck and beating somebody up. They've got more to win than I do. Those aren't the kinds of fights that interest me.

Royce Gracie was a big fight, you know? It was a huge name, a guy that had won the old tournaments in the beginning. Those are the fights I like, the ones I can really get revved up for and get motivated. Those are the kinds of fights that gets me into the gym ready to train and work."

Heavy.com: Would a fight with Hallman motivate you?

Matt Hughes: "It might. I lost to him, but I've gone on and done bigger and better things since then. It just seems like I was the only guy he could ever beat. He just hasn't done much except for beating Matt Hughes twice. That's what I dislike about that fight. Who else has he beat? The last time he beat me was in 1999. We're talking ten years or so since he last beat me, and he hasn't done anything since."

HT: Heavy.com