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On Episode 302 of The Menace Podcast,<\/em> host Dennis James was joined by Milos Sarcev and Chris Cormier, and the conversation soon turned to the incredible booking that \u201cThe Menace\u201d has made ahead of the 2026 Europa Pro. Just two-weeks out from his attempt to reclaim the Olympia crown in Las Vegas<\/a>, Samson Dauda will head to Germany for a guest posing slot. And, if a recent sneak peek of his legs is anything to go by, Germany could be in for a preview of a dominant performance in Sin City.<\/span><\/p>\n Samson Dauda is on the comeback trail after his stunning 2024 Mr. Olympia victory was followed up by a disappointing fourth place in 2025, with the bodybuilder later explaining<\/span>\u00a0that while he did get super lean before the final, he was unable to pack on the mass<\/a> that he wanted to present on stage. In the last few months, however, Dauda appears to have been dialed in with his muscle building strategy, leading many people to believe that the current Mr. Olympia, Derek Lunsford, could have a real fight on his hands, especially as new footage shared by Dauda reveals that his legs are currently huge, with incredible vascularity.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHere\u2019s how this conversation even started,\u201d said James during the show. \u201cI asked Samson in March, at the Arnold.\u201d \u2014 Apparently, the host had been blown away by the success of last year\u2019s Europa Pro and was eager to find a way to make 2026 even more special. \u201cI said, what do you think about guest posing, two weeks out? And he looked at me, he\u2019s like, \u2018two weeks out to the Olympia? Maybe I could do this show.\u2019\u201d Dennis James revealed that Dauda had been locked-in since March but confirmed his attendance once again with a 3am text to James that read \u201cHey man, I\u2019m gonna do the show.\u201d James said this got him so excited that he began working on the graphics straight after he read that early morning message.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While many bodybuilders keep their final physique as a secret before stepping on the Olympia stage, James pointed out that treading the boards so close to the biggest show in bodybuilding had worked in 2024, when Dauda won the IFBB Tsunami Nutrition Showdown Pro in France on September 28, and followed up on October 12 by winning the Mr. Olympia final. \u201cWho knows, that might happen,\u201d said James of a repeat success in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think the standard from this year, we\u2019re gonna top it this year,\u201d said James of the Europa Pro, which will take place at the Offenbach am Main venue, just outside of Frankfurt. \u201cNot only because of Samson, we got John Jewett, Beef Stu, Reagan, I mean there\u2019s some really good bodybuilders on that stage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n For more info on attending the event in Germany on September 12, 2026, or viewing via the live stream, click here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n To see this conversation in full on The Menace Podcast, where the panel also discussed the latest bodybuilding news, check it out on the Muscle & Fitness YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\nWhy Is Samson Dauda Guest Posing at the 2026 Europa Pro?<\/h2>\n