“Arguably He Could’ve Been 4-Time Olympia Champion Now”: Serbian Coach Understands the Pain of Hadi Choopan Failing to Defend His Title and Storming off Stage

In 2023 Mr. Olympia, a new champion was named. The winner this year is Derek Lunsford, who defeated the defending champion, Hadi Choopan. But what made Derek even more special was that he showed great humility, and did not brag about his win. This made bodybuilding fans like him even more.

Hadi Choopan lost his title to Derek Lunsford, who used to be the 212 Mr. Olympia champion as Samson Dauda came in third place. After they got their medals, they were supposed to pose on stage, but Hadi Choopan got upset and left the stage, creating headlines. Recently, a YouTube channel posted a video asking the legendary Serbian Coach his view on Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan.

Serbian coach shares his views on Hadi Choopan

RxMuscle shared a video on their YouTube channel titled “HEATED WRAPUP! DID DEREK DESERVE WIN?” talking about Hadi Choopan. The Serbian Coach Milos Sarcev said, “He could have been four times Olympia Champion now, and he got a one and he lost, so he didn’t defend the title. In this kind of condition, whole country is behind him. It’s a huge disappointment even though Derek is his teammate and a friend, you know what I mean, you know on the stage they’re not friends and they are rivals. He was disappointed.”

After that Dave Palumbo said “It’s easy to be friends with someone when you’re beating them” To which Milos Sarcev replied, “Yeah but yeah exactly but he believes obviously he believes that he should won he made improvements he’s complete balance.”

Dave Palumbo asked him, “We’ll see him back again next year?” Milos Sarcev then answered, “Oh for sure. It’s just I don’t know if this was the right move for him, as you know this might cost him. Yeah and we all know how that works.”

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Hadi Choopan didn’t seem to be happy about losing. After they announced the new Mr. Olympia and asked the bodybuilders to show their muscles on stage, Hadi Choopan quickly left the stage, surprising everyone. But Hadi Choopan’s fans believe he shouldn’t have lost because they think he looked even better than before.

Hadi Choopan unhappy about the defeat

Hadi Choopan, the Iranian bodybuilder, was unacceptable of his defeat. He was very confident he would win this year, and his fans believed in him too. Even though some famous bodybuilders like Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler supported Derek Lunsford, Hadi Choopan’s fans thought he would become a two-time Mr. Olympia champion.

Last year, Derek participated in the contest for the first time and got second place, losing to Hadi Choopan. This year, he was ready and won. This made him the first person ever to win both the 212 and Sandow trophies in Mr. Olympia’s history. What helped him win was the amazing improvement in his back muscles. What are your views on Derek Lunsford’s win and Hadi Choopan’s reaction? Share your views in the comment section.

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