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Tommy McMillen continued his momentum at Noche UFC, which means the target on his back grows larger.

McMillen was in action this Saturday against Marwan Rahiki. It wasn’t easy for McMillen, who was dropped during the fight. The brash star wound up surging for a comeback, scoring his own knockdown on Rahiki on his way to a unanimous decision victory. Both men were awarded with “Fight of the Night” bonuses.

Losene Keita was paying attention to the fight, and he wants a chance to share the Octagon with McMillen in the near future.

“Let me test that chin,” Keita wrote on X. “Let’s see if it holds up.”

Keita is fresh off a much-needed first-round knockout win over Muhammad Naimov at UFC Paris. It was a nice bounce back win for Keita, who was coming off a split decision loss to Nathaniel Wood despite being the favorite going into the bout. A performance bonus following the Naimov win certainly helped Keita wipe away the sting of his second pro MMA loss.

As for McMillen, he told reporters that he may be brash, but he backs it up inside the Octagon.

“Love or hate me, I give the people what they pay for,” McMillen said. “Who else is [expletive] going out there, breaking a world record, cashing $100,000 bonus, and then turn around seven weeks later to go fight a dude with 100 percent knockout finish rate? Show me another kid willing to do that, bro. I’m that [expletive] kid. I like to fight, and I had the time of my life tonight.”

Keita did tease that he has some fight news coming soon, so it’s unlikely that he’ll be facing McMillen right away. Still, it may be a potential fight that hardcore fans are certain to keep tabs on if anything comes to fruition.

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