Rose Namajunas (14-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC), the former UFC strawweight champion, has received medical clearance to return to training after recovering from an eye injury sustained during her fight against Natalia Silva at UFC 324 on January 24 in Las Vegas. Namajunas suffered a significant eye poke during the match, which led to her undergoing surgery to implant a canalicular tube for treatment. In a recent Instagram post, she shared her relief at being cleared and voiced her concerns about eye pokes in MMA, advocating for stricter penalties, including monetary deductions from fighters' purses, even for accidental fouls. Namajunas emphasized the long-term health risks associated with such injuries and expressed gratitude that her condition was not worse. She hopes that her experience will lead to more serious consideration of eye poke penalties in the future.