Tommy
McMillen claims Alexander
Volkanovski has no path to victory against him.
McMillen is currently one of the most hyped featherweight prospects
on the
Ultimate Fighting Championship roster. The undefeated
28-year-old is high in confidence, as reflected in his recent
comments about the reigning champion in his division.
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Tommy McMillen says Alexander Volkanovski has no path to
victory
McMillen is open to fighting Volkanovski next for the right amount
of money. “Gun” doesn’t think the 37-year-old UFC featherweight
champion can beat him and the same goes for any other
145-pounder.
“I’ll take Volk. He’s like 42 years old, he’s 5’5”, what’s his path
to victory?” McMillen said on the One Night with Steiny podcast.
“He’s gonna bang with me for five rounds? I’ve never even seen a
fourth or fifth round; those are gonna be my best rounds. If the
UFC came to me and paid the right amount of money, yes, I’ll go
step in there and fight anybody in the top 15, knowing I can win.
There’s not a man at 145 pounds that I don’t look at and be like,
‘Oh, I know I can beat him.’”
McMillen (11-0) has earned $100k bonuses for both of his UFC wins
so far. He also set the record for landing the most significant
strikes in a three-round UFC fight (513) in his recent win over
Alberto
Montes. His contract-winning performance on
Dana White’s Contender Series remains his only bout that has
gone the distance.
Meanwhile, Volkanovski (28-4) defended the featherweight title five
times in his first title run before losing it to Ilia
Topuria in 2024. “The Great” has since won the vacant title and
defended it against Diego
Lopes. While there’s no official confirmation as yet, the
Australian has indicated that unbeaten contender Movsar
Evloev is next in line for the belt.