Undefeated UFC featherweight Tommy McMillen was rushed to a hospital after he was found unresponsive inside Cake, a nightclub in Old Town Scottsdale, according to police. Responding officers reportedly pulled McMillen from a bathroom and administered Narcan after they said they spotted a white, powdery substance on the ground near him. His trainer has since said McMillen is doing fine.
A Scottsdale Police Department spokesperson told TMZ that McMillen was transported to a hospital after being found unresponsive at Cake. The outlet reported that officers removed him from the bathroom before giving him Narcan, citing their account of a white, powdery substance nearby. TMZ added that McMillen was in stable condition and that police did not observe any apparent life-threatening complications when he was checked into the hospital.
The exact date of the incident is unsettled between outlets. TMZ's account places it on Nov. 8, while ESPN reported that officers found McMillen inside the club on Nov. 9 with a white, powdery substance nearby. Neither the substance nor the cause of McMillen's collapse has been established, according to LowKickMMA, which noted the substance has not been publicly identified.
Trainer Says Fighter Was Back at the Gym
Despite the scare, McMillen's trainer told TMZ he was completely okay and had already been back at his workout the day before the report surfaced. The Arizona Republic reported that McMillen trains out of Red Hawk Academy in Peoria, where he's teammates with former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley.
O'Malley addressed McMillen's year on the Ariel Helwani Show on Oct. 27, 12 days before the nightclub incident, saying his teammate fought three times this year and is at a pivotal point in his career. O'Malley said he wasn't too worried about McMillen, adding that he enjoys life outside the UFC but does a good job locking in when it matters.
A 12-0 Run With Three Straight UFC Bonuses
A 12-0 Run With Three Straight UFC Bonuses McMillen enters this moment riding an unusual level of success for a young UFC fighter. He's 12-0 overall and 3-0 inside the Octagon; ESPN also reported he's earned a fight-night bonus in all three of his UFC appearances. He earned his contract on Dana White's Contender Series in 2025 with a unanimous-decision win over the previously undefeated David Mgoyan, according to Sports Illustrated.
His most recent bout came at Noche UFC in Glendale on Sept. 12, where he defeated Marwan Rahiki by unanimous decision, with judges scoring the fight 29-28, 29-28 and 29-27, per MMA Junkie. That win also earned him his first Fight of the Night bonus, Sports Illustrated reported.
McMillen is expected to return to the Octagon in 2027, though an exact date and opponent haven't been announced, according to BJPenn.com. For now, the undefeated prospect's camp says the Old Town Scottsdale scare is behind him, even as the cause of what happened at Cake remains unclear.
