Future champion? Bad boy star shines in epic fight and ends the undefeated streak of a promising fighter at Noche UFC.

McMillen celebrates his UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube/UFC

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The fight between the talented Tommy McMillen and Marwan Rahiki promised and, in fact, justified the hype at Noche UFC . At the event held this Saturday (12), in Arizona (USA), the American bad boy shone again and overcame his rival in a true battle. The friend and training partner of former champion Sean O'Malley took advantage of his enviable physical conditioning, was aggressive from start to finish and beat the Moroccan by unanimous decision in the featherweight division (up to 65,8 kg).

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Thus, McMillen remains undefeated in MMA and further increases his popularity among fans and his hype in the UFC. On the other hand, Rahiki had some good moments in the fight, but failed to capitalize on the knockout opportunity and ended up suffering his first defeat in the sport.

Tommy McMillen , 28, began his MMA career in 2019 and debuted in the UFC in 2026. In the sport, the American built a perfect record of 12 wins, ten of which were by stoppage (five by knockout and five by submission).

One of the best fights of 2026

McMillen started the fight with a high kick and quickly took Rahiki down. Calmly, Rahiki got back to his feet and landed powerful punches on McMillen. Then, the fighters exchanged good kicks. Aggressive, McMillen landed jabs on Rahiki, who responded with powerful straight punches. In the exchange of blows, Rahiki continued to land more powerful attacks, but McMillen had more volume. In the final stretch, McMillen and Rahiki landed powerful punches on each other. At the end of the first round, the rivals faced off and exchanged taunts.

In the second round, Rahiki landed a beautiful spinning kick on McMillen, who responded with jabs. Dangerous in grappling as well, McMillen almost surprised Rahiki with a triangle choke. Standing, Rahiki executed a beautiful takedown on McMillen, who got back up. Rahiki, more technical, knocked McMillen down with a cross. A fighter, McMillen got up, but didn't fully recover. Confident, Rahiki continued attacking McMillen, who didn't give up. Despite the damage, McMillen hunted Rahiki, landed good strikes, took him down, and almost finished him. At the end of the round, the pair taunted each other again.

The third round started with a bang, and McMillen easily took Rahiki down, but couldn't secure the submission. Standing, McMillen knocked Rahiki down with a powerful straight punch to the face. With the advantage on the ground, McMillen punished Rahiki with punches and continued to look for the submission. Despite his fatigue, Rahiki defended as best he could. On his feet, McMillen continued to hunt Rahiki, delivering punches and knees.

Noche UFC Results

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Jean Silva defeated Jose Miguel Delgado by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:57 of round 3.

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Brandon Moreno defeated Joseph Morales by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Tommy McMillen defeated Marwan Rahiki by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Alexa Grasso defeated Manon Fiorot by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Curtis Blaydes defeated Waldo Cortes Acosta by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): David Martinez defeated Dan Ige by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

PRELIMINARY CARD 

Catchweight (up to 58,9 kg): Tim Elliott defeated Edgar Chairez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Ignacio Bahamondes defeated Muslim Salikhov by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Yousri Belgaroui defeated Djorden Santos by knockout (punches) at 4:25 of round 1.

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Tommy Gantt defeated Drakkar Klose by submission (triangle choke) at 2:44 of round 3.

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Rong Zhu defeated Rafa Garcia by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Sean King III defeated Jessie Rosas by knockout (takedown and punches) at 0:36 of round 1.

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Regina Tarin defeated JJ Aldrich by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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