UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre hasn’t ruled out a middleweight showdown with 185-pound top dog Anderson Silva, but he says dropping down to lightweight would be more feasible in the short term.

“Rush” again discussed the possibility of a superfight with Silva on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the UFC color commentator’s podcast, on Tuesday (transcription via MMA Junkie).

"I don't do much cutting," GSP said. “It would be easier for me to go fight at 155 than fighting at 185. I would be more at my weight naturally at 155 … There's guys at 155 that walk around at 190 like me. They think I'm big because I have a large frame, but I'm not a big guy. I'm not thick."

The number 3 fighter on the UFC’s official pound-for-pound rankings, St-Pierre explained that he is a much smaller man than Silva, so facing him at middleweight doesn’t make much sense for the French-Canadian.

"Anderson Silva is very big, he's 230-pounds. He's a very big guy walking around, and I'm 190 pounds. It's a lot of weight difference. If this fight happens one day, we're going to have to decide what weight class and everything."

However, on the opposite end of the spectrum, GSP, who holds the UFC welterweight record of eight consecutive title defenses, has no problem fighting “The Spider” at 170-pounds.

"If he can make 170, he can weigh 170, I can weigh 170, and everything is fine," he explained.

The face of the Tristar Gym also argued that the timing for the superfight still isn’t right, as Silva headlines UFC 162 in July against Chris Weidman in a middleweight title bout.

Additionally, GSP mentioned that he is “probably” going to face surging welterweight contender Johny Hendricks, who has won six straight, in his next championship fight.

Is St-Pierre afraid of a potential showdown with Silva or is he simply stating the facts as they pertain to his foreseeable future?