Rose Namajunas undergoes eye surgery, cleared to return to training

Rose Namajunas has undergone eye surgery and received medical clearance to return to training three months after her last fight. The former UFC strawweight champion suffered an eye injury from an eye poke during her bout against Natalia Silva at UFC 324. Namajunas posted an update on social media confirming both her eye and thumb have fully recovered, though she acknowledged being slightly out of shape. She called for stricter penalties for eye pokes in MMA, suggesting fighters should be immediately fined even for accidental infractions, citing the serious long-term health consequences. Namajunas expressed gratitude that her injury was not worse and emphasized the need for the UFC to take eye pokes more seriously going forward.