UFC Fighter Shocks Fans with Video of Eye Tube Removal Following Terrifying Injury

UFC superstar Rose Namajunas has shown fight fans just how serious an eye poke in MMA can be.

Namajunas, 33, faced multiple eye pokes during her unanimous-decision loss to Natalia Silva at UFC 324 in January.

The damage was severe enough to require surgery, which Namajunas decided to document for her followers.

She underwent canalicular tube surgery, a procedure involving tiny silicone stents to repair a damaged tear duct in her eyelid. For those sensitive to such visuals, the video shows one of the tubes being extracted from Namajunas’ right eye.

“So you wanna be a fighter? After three months, I’m finally healthy,” she captioned the video.

“My thumb and eye are all fixed up. I’m a bit out of shape, but I’m cleared to train now.”

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Namajunas, a former strawweight champion, aims to return to the Octagon later this year after her successful surgery.

With over a decade in the UFC, she is a near-certifiable Hall of Famer, despite losing two of her last three fights.

It’s clear that the eye pokes had a significant impact on her most recent defeat.

Namajunas is advocating for stricter penalties for eye pokes in the sport, which also affected Tom Aspinall’s last fight against Cyril Gane.

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In her Instagram post, she remarked: “I sincerely hope that eye pokes will be given more serious attention in the future.

“I suggest an immediate purse deduction, even for accidental incidents that could seriously jeopardize a fighter’s health in the long run.

“Anyway, I’m just thankful it wasn’t worse.”

The UFC has explored various approaches to mitigate this issue, even introducing new gloves in April 2024.

Nevertheless, cases like Thug Rose’s underscore that there is still more work to be done.