UFC<\/a> Noche that went down past Saturday night at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The matchup was highly anticipated, with fans even calling it the \u201cpeople\u2019s main event\u201d before the fight.<\/p>\nMcMillen and Rahiki proved in the fight exactly why their bout was considered the fans’ main event. They delivered a back-and-forth three-round war, and UFC fighters have now shared their reactions to the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n
UFC stars react to Tommy McMillen vs. Marwan Rahiki war<\/p>\n
The fight was a seesaw battle throughout; in the second round, Rahiki was edged as he dropped McMillen and almost finished him. However, \u2018Gun\u2019 bounced back in the third. He knocked down \u2018Freaky\u2019 and later dominated him in the grappling exchange.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After three rounds of back-and-forth war, the fight went to the judges, who scored 29\u201328, 29\u201328, 29\u201327 in favor of McMillen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This fight drew reactions from top UFC fighters, who took to X to share their thoughts. Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili rains heap praises on the fight, writing, \u201cWhat a great fight between Tommy McMillen vs Marwan Rahiki. wow\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stephen \u2018Wonderboy\u2019 Thompson also praised both fighters, but particularly highlighted McMillen\u2019s conditioning and ability to rally after facing adversity.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan the heart and cardio on mcmillen is crazy! Rahiki hung in there but mcmillen dominated that 3rd rnd from beginning to end! Hats off to both guys! Warriors,\u201d Thompson wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin Holland kept his reaction short, writing, \u201cDamn what a fun fight @ufc.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Belal Muhammad provided a technical assessment of the fight and feels McMillen did not commit fully to getting the submission over Rahiki.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he should wrestle more in his fights he has good grappling.. Marwan had good sub defense and Tommy never really committed to the choke I feel like he was happier punching,\u201d Muhammad wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Check out the reactions below via MMA Crazy:\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nMcMillen and Rahiki will leave the Arizona with $100K more each in their purses as their battle won the fight of the night bonus. That said, it also marked \u2018Freaky’ career first loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the momentum on the McMillen side, he wants to continue it and has already shared when he wants to be back inside the octagon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tommy McMillen reveals when he wants to fight next<\/p>\n
In his octagon interview, McMillen expressed that he wants to be back for UFC 335 happening in December at T-Mobile Arena and has his eye on another bonus in his return.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ll be there December 12 waiting for my next victim. and next 100K bonus,\u201d McMillen said.<\/p>\n
Check out Tommy McMillen\u2019s octagon interview below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n