The podcast by Muscle and Fitness where all the veteran coaches and bodybuilding pros were sitting was one showdown to witness. Milos Sarcev, Dorian Yates, Paul Dillet, Vince Taylor, Chris Cormier, and many more sat down to talk about the possible winners and the bodybuilders with the best conditioning.

The discussion turned into an argument soon when the conversation went to Samson Dauda and his conditioning and whether he would win. Milos Sarcev and Dorian Yates were at different opinions and Cormier pacified it.

Samson Dauda should have won?

During the conversation about the possible winners, there was an argument about who among Samson Dauda, Derek Lunsford, and Hadi Choopan would win Mr Olympia. The Serbian coach was of a strong opinion that Dauda would be the one winning.

Sarcev said, “Are you serious? He was in a league of his own…He was not even comparable,” while Chris Cormier replied, “ Don’t get emotional this is objective…” The Serbian coach then replied, “There was no finger in the wrong position…I can sign off before you reach…” He was convinced that The Nigerian Lion deserved to win the competition. He said, “He was above and beyond; each mandatory pose he hit perfectly,” Sarcev also said that he was the, “Best bodybuilder on the stage yesterday and tonight is gonna be Samson Dauda.”

Dorian Yates disagreed with this and said, “It’s a matter of opinion, I wouldn’t agree with you on this point.” According to him, the others were also capable, especially Choopan, with his conditioning. Sarcev compared Yates’ conditioning in 1994 and 1997 with Dauda’s and concluded that even if he was not perfectly conditioned according to his personal best, he was better than the others. The Serbian pro was pretty heated in his argument about Dauda. Unfortunately, Dauda did not win the title.

Samson Dauda gives a healthy reaction to losing

The Nigerian Lion posted on his Instagram to express his feelings after getting a third place in the contest. He shared a carousel of pictures and in the first snap, he is smiling holding the bronze medal that he won. The second picture was taken from the Olympia stage where he was posing to show his amazing physique.

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“Shoot for the moon because even if you miss you land among the stars 3rd. Third-best bodybuilder on the planet Damnnnnn!!!!” The 31-year-old bodybuilder wrote in his caption. His healthy take on the competition was a breath of fresh air.

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