For the fight fans psyched for a possible rematch between former UFC welterweight champions Matt Serra and Matt Hughes, hopefully your hopes never got too high.

When asked about the possible rematch that would be nearly four years in the making, White was respectful of both competitors, but asked fans and members of the media to come to grips with the fact both fighters are past their prime.

"I get it, they don't like each other," White said at a press conference Thursday. "It's not even a sideshow. Both great competitors, great champions.”

“Matt Hughes is a guy who helped us build this thing, as did Serra. Serra was always a great guy to us. But this doesn't need to happen."

White later joked that neither competitor would be able to make the 170-pound welterweight limit anymore, joking that the bout would have to be contested at super heavyweight.

Serra and Hughes fought at UFC 98 in May 2009, where Hughes won a somewhat disputed unanimous decision.

Serra has not stepped inside the Octagon since suffering a decision loss to Chris Lytle in September 2010, while Hughes hung up the gloves after a brutal knockout loss to Josh Koscheck one year later.

Hughes is a UFC Hall of Famer and currently works behind the scenes with the UFC as the Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations.

Meanwhile, Serra’s biggest claim to fame is arguably the biggest upset in company history, when he made Georges St-Pierre tap to strikes at UFC 69 in April 2007. He currently serves as the jiu-jitsu coach of middleweight kingpin Chris Weidman.