“Go Eat Some Pancakes”: Rivals Chris Bumstead and Breon Ansley End Their Mr. Olympia 2022 Journey on a Brotherly Note

Chris Bumstead and Breon Ansley’s rivalry graph has seen a tremendous change in the last few days. From openly challenging the other before the bodybuilding tournament to calling each other brothers at the end, it has been a roller-coaster ride for the two. Recently, Breon Ansley shared a video with Chris Bumstead on his Instagram, where the two athletes were seen expressing their true thoughts about each other.

Bumstead and Ansley have been rivals for the last six years, giving tough competition to each other. Out of the six times they have faced each other, four wins went to Bumstead, and Ansley took away the first two. However, as Mr. Olympia 2022 has come to an end, so has their rivalry.

Chris Bumstead and Breon Ansley bury the hatchet

In the upcoming tournaments, the two would no longer be competing against each other in the same class. While Chris Bumstead would stick with the Classic Physique, Breon Ansley would move up a class to 212. On that note, the two bodybuilders bid goodbye to their competitive streak with their heartfelt message.

Ansley took this opportunity to thank Bumstead for putting up a great fight over the years. He also congratulated him for winning back-to-back 4 Mr. Olympia Classic Physique titles. He added, “He is just that powerful and champ luck. So well deserved brother. It was fun and now it was the last year for us because I’m moving my talent up in classes. Nevertheless brother you have been a Marky ambassador for the sport worldwide. You’ve done a lot for us and classic, and I appreciate it…Just wanna say this champ, I appreciate it, and go eat some pancakes.”

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Commenting on the post, CBum wrote, “A unique relationship I didn’t realize until recently how much I’ll cherish forever. Appreciate you homie, all the best on what’s next ❤️🙏🏻” In the video, he also shared that his rivalry with Ansley had been his driving force to win the competitions. “We started classic physique, and I wasn’t Chris Bumstead, I wasn’t chasing titles, I was just there. And then I was just trying to be Breon. My drive at the beginning would be to be Breon, and I don’t think people understand,” said the 4x Classic Physique champion. CBum and Ansley seem like they inspired and pushed each other to get the best out of themselves. Clearly, it has worked for both.

The Olympia challenge looked very different a few days ago

While the two are now, said brothers, less than a week ago, Ansley openly challenged Bumstead in an interview right before the competition began. Ansley went on record to say that he would not let it be an easy win for Bumstead.

He had promised to give tough competition to Bumstead. Ansley had added that he would make it hard for the judges to give the title away to Chris Bumstead this year. He also hoped to dethrone the reigning champion and end their rivalry with a 3-3 tie.

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His statement attracted some negative attention from the viewers. However, now that the rivalry has ended, everyone has nothing but positive things to look forward to.