Rose Namajunas undergoes eye surgery, cleared to return after UFC 324 injury

Rose Namajunas has received medical clearance to return to training three months after suffering an eye injury at UFC 324. The former UFC strawweight champion sustained an eye poke during her bout with Natalia Silva and subsequently underwent surgery. In a social media update posted on Monday, Namajunas revealed that both her thumb and eye have fully recovered, though she acknowledges being slightly out of shape. She called for stricter penalties for eye pokes in MMA, suggesting fighters should be fined even when the incident is accidental, arguing that such 'accidents' can have serious long-term health consequences for fighters.