Most newly-minted champions look within their own organizations for their next challenge.

Not Nick Diaz.

The newly minted Strikeforce welterweight champion, who seized the vacant title with a first round victory over Marius Zaromskis on January 30, wasted little time in discussing whom he wished to face next in the cage.

In the press conference following the event, Diaz showed little enthusiasm for a potential match-up with Strikeforce welterweight contender Jay Hieron, who also emerged victorious Saturday night with a decision over Joe Riggs. 

"I'd rather fight somebody that's a little more important than Jay Hieron," Diaz stated. "(His) fight wasn't even on the main card, so why am I going to fight him? Nobody saw it. Nobody even knows who he is. They keep bringing me these guys nobody knows."

Following his dismissal of Hieron, Diaz was clear about one fighter he would like to face: reigning UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. However, given the unlikelihood of that match-up taking place anytime soon, Diaz also seemed resigned to the fact that, at the end of the day, he is fighting for a paycheck.

"I want to fight Georges St. Pierre," said Diaz. "If they give me an option, that's the only fight I'm talking about. I want to fight the best. I want to fight the people that everybody thinks is the best out there. There's people in the world to fight. I'll do whatever is going to pay me. I need money so I can take care of my family. I'll fight whoever you want me to. Just pay me more money. Whoever you can pay me the most money to fight, I'm going to fight."

Diaz, who has a career record of 21-7-1, has a current 6-fight win streak including wins all 3 of his Strikeforce appearances. He last fought in the UFC in 2006 when he defeated Gleison Tibau at UFC 65.