Belt bros! Tommy McMillen has visions of dual champ run with training partner Sean O’Malley
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 04: Tommy McMillen reacts after a victory against Manolo Zecchini of Italy in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on April 04, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Tommy McMillen made his promotional debut at UFC Vegas 115, knocking out Manolo Zecchini in the first round and scoring a $100,000 performance bonus in the process. That’s a pretty good start for McMillen, who trains alongside Sean O’Malley and has been hyped by the former bantamweight champ as a future contender for UFC gold.
And as you’d expect from a buddy of “Suga,” McMillen is not humble when speaking about his chances of winning a belt. “I’m living player one mode in my life and my dream fight is whoever has the f–king belt when I’m there and ready to get it,” he said at the post-fight press conference. “And I think that’s going to be a lot quicker than most people realize.
We’ll be there soon. ” 🫡🏆 Tommy McMillen believes there’s a chance him and training partner Sean O’Malley can both be champions at the same time at bantamweight and featherweight. He thinks O’Malley can take the belt off Petr Yan and McMillen will take the featherweight belt sometime next year.
… pic. twitter. com/X7EG0kC7kA — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) April 5, 2026 In a perfect world, McMillen sees himself holding gold at 145 with O’Malley regaining his title at 135.
“I know he wanted to fight Petr Yan at the White House,” McMillen said. “He’s the guy that beat Petr Yan. He has a bad style that I don’t think is really good for Petr Yan.