UFC Oklahoma City star declares himself the ‘third Diaz brother’ after breaking Nate’s record with win

Following his UFC Oklahoma City win, Tommy McMillen has declared himself the brother of Nick and Nate Diaz.

This past Saturday, the premier MMA promotion returned to Oklahoma City for just the third time for UFC Oklahoma City, Dricus Du Plessis vs Kamaru Usman.

Within the principal event, ‘Stillknocks’ and Usman fought over five exciting rounds with Du Plessis handing the previous champion his fourth loss in five fights.

Nevertheless, it was Tommy McMillen’s performance within the principal card opener that impressed the fans probably the most, as he took home a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts.

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McMillen says he’s the third Diaz brother after breaking UFC record held by Nate Diaz

Ever since his win on Dana White’s Contender Series last yr, Tommy ‘Gun’ has found himself as a prospect who fans are getting excited over.

One in all the explanations for that’s because he’s a teammate of Sean O’Malley, and his fight style isn’t too different from the previous bantamweight champion’s.

Earlier this yr, the featherweight scored a debut win when he knocked out Manolo Zecchini in the primary round.

This time, though, at UFC Oklahoma City, he placed on a 3 round masterclass before ending Alberto Montes within the third round.

“It was incredible, we were getting back from Latest York and we were flying here and we were watching the fights, I didn’t see it here but we were watching the fights (on the jet) and we were coming up on OKC I said, f— it, I told the pilot to land so we watched the principal event here,” Dana White reacted to McMillen’s performance.

Together with his performance, McMillen went on to interrupt the record for probably the most significant strikes in a 15-minute fight, which was a record previously held by Nate Diaz.

And with that, the 28-year-old declared himself because the third Diaz brother, claiming he’s cut from the identical cloth as the enduring brothers.

“(Montes) is just not cut from the identical cloth as me, he’s in these interviews all week talking s— about me, running his mouth saying I’m playing an act,” McMillen told Full Send MMA.

“They made me sit by a cop all day yesterday on the weigh-ins because I used to be attempting to fight him because he was running his mouth about me. I actually do that s—, I’m an actual American Gangster, they said I broke some record that certainly one of the Diaz’s brother was holding… I’m the third Diaz brother so it’s only right that record goes to me,” he continued.

Just like how O’Malley was, it is probably going that ‘Tommy’ Gun is slowly built up by the promotion, as he is simply 11 fights into his skilled profession.

And while he continues to placed on highlight-reel performances, he’ll proceed to grow his name amongst the fans.