Tommy McMillen 'here to go straight to the top' after UFC debut win
A good friend and training partner of Sean O'Malley's, Tommy McMillen had plenty to say after an impressive debut at UFC Fight Night 272.
LAS VEGAS – With "the world is yours" and Al Pacino's "Scarface" the most prominent of his tattoo collage across his chest and soldiers, Tommy McMillen walked on the dais with his hands raised and took his place on the dais. McMillen had just impressed the META Apex crowd of hundreds with a first-round TKO of Manolo Zecchini on Saturday, part of the UFC Fight Night 272 main card, and he had plenty to say – especially since he didn't get any mic time after being transported to a hospital immediately after winning a war last September on Dana White's Contender Series. Also, this is a guy who spends a lot of time in the gym with his good friend and training partner, former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley .
Being braggadocious isn't that hard for McMillen. "I said in all my interviews I was gonna go out and dominate this kid in a violent fashion, and that's exactly what I did tonight," said McMillen, who earned a Fight of the Night bonus for his efforts. "...
A lot of people said I couldn't knock that kid out. They thought I was gonna sub him out. I know that kid's got like 10 or 11 knockout finishes, and I went in there, stood toe to toe, and I broke him in the first round.
" That was McMillen's assessment of his UFC debut, but there's a bigger picture about him that he wants fans to understand. "I was here to prove a point tonight," McMillen said. "Every time I fight, I'm chasing bonus money.