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Violent acts that threaten his career on the UFC octagon continue. Following heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall (32, England), former women's strawweight champion Rose Namayunas (33, USA) was stabbed in the eye during the game and went to the operating table.
The U.S. sports media "ESPN" reported on the 28th (Korea time) that "Namayunas underwent surgery on the 27th for an eye injury he suffered in a match against UFC 324 Natalia Silva in Las Vegas last weekend."
Namayunas said on his personal social networking service (SNS), "I'm going for tear tube surgery. I was stabbed in the eye several times during the game and tore the tube. The silicone tube needs to be inserted, adding, "It needs to be recovered for about three months." I'm glad I could fix it," he said. Namayunas' husband Pat Barry also confirmed that the surgery was completed well through ESPN.
Namayunas lost to Silva at the time. Many experts predicted Namayunas' dominance, but the judges ruled in favor of Silva.
Regarding this, ESPN pointed out, "The match between flyweight No. 1 Silva and No. 7 Namayunas drew great attention, but Silva was not sanctioned or deducted for the eye-stabbing foul that occurred during the game."
Recently, the UFC has been suffering from measles due to a series of eye injuries. Aspinall, the current heavyweight champion, is also absent indefinitely after being stabbed in the eye by Cyril Gane (35, France) during the title match of "UFC 321" in Abu Dhabi in October. At that time, the game was nullified.
Aspinall is suffering from persistent diplasia and ocular motility disorders immediately after the accident. He was even diagnosed with Brown syndrome, a rare disease that limits the upper and inner movement of the eyeball. He recently said on his YouTube channel, "I have completed surgery on one eye, and the next surgery is scheduled in mid-January."
The condition is serious. Aspinall said, "If my vision doesn't recover 100%, I'll never stand in the Octagon again. He even hinted at the possibility of early retirement, saying, "I will never fight with one eye."
Aspinall even expressed his anger toward his opponent, Gane, saying, "He is a coward who reaches out his finger to dig out my eyes," and "If I return, I will definitely smash his face."
Following Aspinall, Namayunas suffered a fatal eye injury, raising criticism of the UFC's glove structure and foul rules again. Veteran referee Herb Dean and other officials are insisting on the need for strict appraisal regulations for eye-popping fouls. UFC is also reportedly discussing improving the glove structure.
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