Tommy McMillen 'doing good' and back training after hospital scare, Helwani reports
A source close to Tommy McMillen told Ariel Helwani the unbeaten UFC featherweight is doing well and was training on Wednesday, days after police found him unresponsive in a Scottsdale nightclub.
Unbeaten UFC featherweight Tommy McMillen is doing well and was back in training this week, according to a source close to the fighter who spoke to Ariel Helwani on Thursday, November 12. The update came hours after TMZ Sports reported that McMillen, 28, had been taken to hospital on Sunday, November 9, after police found him unresponsive in the bathroom of a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona.
"He was training yesterday"
"Tommy McMillen is doing fine, I'm told," Helwani wrote on X on Thursday afternoon US time. He quoted a source close to McMillen: "He's doing good. He was training yesterday."
The source was not named, and as of this update neither McMillen, his management nor the UFC had made a public statement about the incident.
What the police told TMZ
TMZ said its information came from a spokesperson for the Scottsdale Police Department. According to the report, McMillen was found unresponsive at Cake, a nightclub in Scottsdale's Old Town district. Officers removed him from the bathroom and administered Narcan, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, after they said they saw a white, powdery substance on the ground nearby.
Officers then took McMillen to hospital. TMZ reported that he was in stable condition and that there did not appear to be any life-threatening complications when police checked him in. MMA Junkie, citing the same police account, confirmed the incident took place on Sunday, November 9.
What is still unknown
Several key details have not been confirmed:
- The substance has not been publicly identified, MMA News noted.
- No official cause has been given; the reports describe a suspected overdose.
- There has been no word on any charges.
- No next fight has been announced for McMillen.
One of the UFC's breakout prospects
McMillen, who fights out of Glendale, Arizona, is 12-0 as a professional and 3-0 in the UFC. He earned his contract on Dana White's Contender Series and, per The Spun, debuted in the Octagon in April 2026 with a knockout of Manolo Zecchini before beating Alberto Montes in July.
In September he handed Marwan Rahiki the first loss of his career by unanimous decision at Noche UFC (UFC Fight Night 288) in Glendale, a fight that earned Fight of the Night. McMillen is a friend and teammate of former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley, who has said McMillen is "going to go far" in MMA, MMA Junkie noted.
Bloody Elbow noted that McMillen has spoken openly in the past about post-fight celebrations that can go on for several days.
POP MMA will update this story if McMillen, his team or the UFC comment.
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