Overview
- Namajunas said Monday on Instagram that she is cleared to resume training after three months recovering from surgery for eye damage suffered at UFC 324.
- Her update included video of a canalicular tube being removed, a small silicone insert used to repair the eyelid’s tear drainage system after injury.
- She proposed an instant deduction from a fighter’s purse for any eye poke, even if accidental, arguing money penalties would deter the foul.
- In the loss to Natalia Silva, she reported being poked in the eye multiple times and no point was deducted, reflecting a pattern of referees issuing warnings before taking points under current rules.
- The development renews scrutiny of eye-foul enforcement following Tom Aspinall’s double eye poke no-contest against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, with no formal rule changes announced.