Top 5 MMA stories of 2012

There was great action in the cage in 2012, from Ronda Rousey winning the Strikeforce title to Tito Ortiz fighting the final fight of his Hall of Fame career, but it seemed that much of the notable news in 2012 wasn't about the fights.

UFC president Dana White seemed to be updating an ever-growing injury list on an hourly basis. Here are the top five stories in MMA in 2012: – By Kevin Iole

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5. Georges St-Pierre makes a triumphant return – St-Pierre last competed on April 30, 2011, and then suffered several injuries, the most serious of which was an ACL tear. After 19 months away from the Octagon, he returned at UFC 154 and received a hero's welcome from Canadian fans in Montreal, Quebec, where he defeated Carlos Condit in an epic five-round battle.
5. Georges St-Pierre makes a triumphant return – St-Pierre last competed on April 30, 2011, and then suffered several injuries, the most serious of which was an ACL tear. After 19 months away from the Octagon, he returned at UFC 154 and received a hero's welcome from Canadian fans in Montreal, Quebec, where he defeated Carlos Condit in an epic five-round battle.