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Ex-UFC champ cleared for training following eye surgeryTristen CritchfieldApr 21, 2026Rose Namajunasis ready to get back to work.The former strawweight queen had toundergo surgeryafter being poked in the eye multiple times during a loss toNatalia SilvaatUFC 324on Jan. 24. As a result of the fouls, Namajunas had to have a silicone tube inserted in her eye for approximately three months.A Modest ProposalIn a post on Instagram, Namajunas revealed that she has been cleared to train while proposing that eye pokes lead to an “instant purse deduction in the future.”“So you wanna be a fighter? Three months and now I’m healthy finally,” Namajunas wrote. “Thumb and eye are all fixed up. Im a bit out of shape but I’m cleared to train now. I really hope eye pokes will be taken more seriously in the future. I propose instant purse deduction even for an accident. An accident that could seriously affect a fighter’s health long term. Anyways I’m just grateful that it was not more serious.”A two-time 115-pound champion, Namajunas is 3-3 in UFC competition since moving up to the flyweight divison. “Thug” Rose has bested the likes ofAmanda Ribas,Tracy CortezandMiranda Maverickat 125 pounds while coming up short againstManon Fiorot,Erin Blanchfieldand Silva.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas)
Ex-UFC champ cleared for training following eye surgeryTristen CritchfieldApr 21, 2026
Rose Namajunasis ready to get back to work.The former strawweight queen had toundergo surgeryafter being poked in the eye multiple times during a loss toNatalia SilvaatUFC 324on Jan. 24. As a result of the fouls, Namajunas had to have a silicone tube inserted in her eye for approximately three months.A Modest ProposalIn a post on Instagram, Namajunas revealed that she has been cleared to train while proposing that eye pokes lead to an “instant purse deduction in the future.”“So you wanna be a fighter? Three months and now I’m healthy finally,” Namajunas wrote. “Thumb and eye are all fixed up. Im a bit out of shape but I’m cleared to train now. I really hope eye pokes will be taken more seriously in the future. I propose instant purse deduction even for an accident. An accident that could seriously affect a fighter’s health long term. Anyways I’m just grateful that it was not more serious.”A two-time 115-pound champion, Namajunas is 3-3 in UFC competition since moving up to the flyweight divison. “Thug” Rose has bested the likes ofAmanda Ribas,Tracy CortezandMiranda Maverickat 125 pounds while coming up short againstManon Fiorot,Erin Blanchfieldand Silva.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas)
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