Tommy McMillen, the 12-0 UFC featherweight found unresponsive in a nightclub bathroom in Scottsdale, Arizona on Monday, was back at the gym on Tuesday, according to his longtime coach.
Tim Welch posted a photo of McMillen on Instagram after reports of the incident surfaced on Thursday.
“Tommy is completely ok and was training yesterday.”
Reporter Ariel Helwani was told the same by a source close to the fighter, according to BloodyElbow.
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“He’s doing good. He was training yesterday.”
McMillen has not personally commented, and the UFC has not released a statement.
What police described at the scene
A Scottsdale Police Department spokesperson told TMZ Sports that officers responded to a call at Cake nightclub, in the city’s Old Town district, and found McMillen in a restroom alongside a white, powdery substance.
Officers moved him out of the bathroom and administered Narcan, the brand name for naloxone, a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses. Paramedics then transported him to a nearby hospital.
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Police said McMillen was in stable condition when he was admitted, with no life-threatening complications detected. No arrests have been reported, and the substance recovered at the scene has not been publicly identified. The report filed by officers lists the call date as November 9.
A prospect on a bonus streak
McMillen, 28, has become one of the most-watched prospects on the UFC roster since winning his contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2025. He is 3-0 in the UFC and 12-0 as a professional, with ten finishes and a performance-of-the-night bonus check in every one of his Octagon appearances to date.
The Glendale, Arizona-based featherweight trains at Red Hawk Academy in Peoria under Welch.
The nightclub incident comes weeks after bantamweight Sean O’Malley spoke about McMillen’s party habits on The Ariel Helwani Show, as noted by LowKickMMA in its coverage this week.
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McMillen does not have a bout booked, and no return date has been announced. Reporting published before the weekend projected a comeback fight in early 2027.
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