Since August of 2007, Georges St. Pierre has evolved from a feared karate striker to a physically dominating ground tactician. It all started at UFC 74 where GSP out-wrestled former NCAA Division I wrestling champion, Josh Koscheck and defeated him in convincing fashion.

That surprised many fans as St. Pierre clearly had the edge over Koscheck with his standup skills. Just a few months later at UFC 79, St. Pierre used his ground skills and superior athleticism again to control and defeat perhaps the greatest wrestler the UFC has ever seen in Matt Hughes.

At last weekend's UFC 83 event, few people knew what strategy Georges St. Pierre and trainer extraordinaire Greg Jackson would employ against welterweight champion, Matt Serra. Serra literally beat St. Pierre to submission last year in Houston to take the belt in what essentially ended up becoming a standup boxing match.

Would St. Pierre try to take Serra down to the canvas as he did his previous two wrestling opponents? Serra being a black belt in Gracie jiu-jitsu was arguably the most dangerous of the three with his submission skills. St. Pierre was faced with a double edged sword going into the match, which added to its intrigue.

Like with his Koscheck and Hughes bouts, St. Pierre again took the ground fighter to the ground and imposed his will upon him. GSP took Serra down repeatedly, maintained top position, and neutralized the chance of any submission by his dangerous opponent.

In the second round, GSP pummeled the prone Serra with knees to the ribs prompting referee, Yves Lavigne to stop

the fight.

As St. Pierre celebrated with a back flip in the middle of the Octagon, the partisan Canadian crowd went ballistic for the new undisputed UFC welterweight champion. At 26 years of age, St. Pierre seems destined to equal or even surpass the popularity of current Canadian sports stars, including hockey players.

The UFC is following a smart business plan by holding events globally and showcasing the region's fighters in his home country's venues. They started it last year with English mixed martial artist, Michael Bisping fighting at UFC 70 in the United Kingdom.

The UFC continues with planting its seed with Georges St. Pierre's bout in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The UFC now has plans to showcase its Mexican-American fighters to an audience in Mexico as it continues its globalization.

So what's next for GSP? There's lots of chatter about him moving up in weight to challenge UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva. Such talk is premature. St. Pierre still has to prove to people that he can defend a title.

There's still two very formidable welterweight contenders who can challenge him in Jon Fitch and Thiago "Pitbull" Alves. Once, or better yet, if St. Pierre can clear out the 170 pound welterweight division, should we consider him moving up to 185 pounds to challenge Silva.

Another question arises after this latest bout. Will St. Pierre ever depart from his recent trend of taking fighters to the ground and return to the striking attack that defined him?

This unknown is actually an advantage for GSP. You've got to bet his opponents are left wondering the same thing as UFC fans wonder which poison will be dealt out that night.