If things continue like this, then Cedric McMillan could become a dominant champion.

This past weekend saw a return to greatness for Kai Greene who looked impressive in taking the Arnold Classic title. After an extended period away from the competitive stage, Greene got a huge win fending off young guns like Justin Compton and Josh Lenartowicz, as well as veterans like Branch Warren and Juan Morel. But there was one man at the event that gave Greene a true challenge on that posing stage and that was Cedric McMillan.

After coming in fourth place at last year’s event, McMillan has made some drastic improvements and was able to beat out the field. McMillan also looked impressive when he had a pose off against Kai earlier in the competition. Many believed that Cedric had a better early showing against Kai though Greene would eventually take the overall title after putting in a tremendous posing routine.

Still, with Cedric going neck and neck with Kai it does pose an interesting question: will Cedric McMillan become Phil Heath’s biggest threat?

As of now we have no concrete evidence of whether or not Kai will be competing at the Olympia this year, though with such a huge win this past weekend it’s hard to imagine that he won’t be. That however still does not change the fact that the gap between the elite of the elite is being closed by McMillan. If he continues to improve at the rate that he has then we could see McMillan eventually upsetting Kai Greene and potentially challenging Phil Heath. Crazier things have happened, but if anything, this past weekend showed the bodybuilding community that with hard work and perseverance, an athlete can rise through the ranks and become a major threat to the elite.

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