{"id":29196,"date":"2026-09-14T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29196"},"modified":"2026-09-14T19:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:13:00","slug":"samir-bannout-calls-samson-dauda-the-man-to-win-2026-mr-olympia-after-europa-pro-triumph-fitness-volt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29196","title":{"rendered":"Samir Bannout Calls Samson Dauda &#8216;The Man to Win&#8217; 2026 Mr. Olympia After Europa Pro Triumph \u2013 Fitness Volt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside id=\"fv-preferred-source-top\" class=\"fv-preferred-source-top\" aria-label=\"Add FitnessVolt to Google Preferred Sources\" data-preferred-source-placement=\"article_top\">\n<p>\n                        <strong>Make FitnessVolt a Preferred Source<\/strong><br \/>\n                        <span>See more of our reporting across Google.<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/samson-dauda\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"samson-dauda\">Samson Dauda<\/a> might have his winning formula finally locked in. In a September 13 video, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/samir-bannout\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"samir-bannout\">Samir Bannout<\/a> broke down Dauda\u2019s triumph at the Europa Pro and offered him advice to nail his peak for the 2026 Mr. Olympia.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Samson Dauda became the 19th <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/27290\/understanding-the-difference\/\">bodybuilder<\/a> to claim the prestigious Sandow trophy. He attempted to showcase improvements at the <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/2025-mr-olympia-results\/\">2025 Mr. Olympia<\/a>, but it backfired. Dauda\u2019s pursuit of sharper conditioning left him undersized, leading to a drop to fourth place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nigerian Lion\u201d set his sights on redemption at the <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/2025-evls-prague-pro-results\/\">2025 Prague Pro<\/a> next. There, he faced an all-time best <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/martin-fitzwater\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"martin-fitzwater\">Martin Fitzwater<\/a>, who narrowly won. After a year full of setbacks, Dauda put his head down and used the off-season to grow. Having tipped the scales at over 300 pounds, he restored his confidence with a <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/contests\/2026-europa-pro-show\/\">dominant win in Germany<\/a>. With a bit more polish, Bannout sees him as the man to beat heading into Vegas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"samir-bannout-offers-samson-dauda-advice-to-nail-his-peak-for-2026-mr-olympia\">Samir Bannout Offers Samson Dauda Advice to Nail His Peak for 2026 Mr. Olympia\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>In the video, Bannout urged Dauda to come into the Olympia harder with thinner skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"fv-inline-newsletter-5\" class=\"fv-newsletter\" style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;border-radius:8px;padding:30px 35px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.06);\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 15px;font-size:1.5em;font-weight:700;color:#222;\">Get Fitter, <em>Faster<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;font-size:1em;color:#444;line-height:1.6;\">Level Up Your Fitness: Join our \ud83d\udcaa strong community in Fitness Volt Newsletter. Get daily inspiration, expert-backed workouts, nutrition tips, the latest in strength sports, and the support you need to reach your goals. Subscribe for free!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cI feel Samson could actually get a little bit harder. Maybe it\u2019s a good idea for him to check his peak. Right now, he can make some adjustments to have a little bit thinner skin.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With more detail in his shoulders, the 1983 Mr. Olympia predicted Dauda will be incredibly hard to defeat:\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cIt was a very, very good showing, looking the way he looked. From my perspective, he would need to be a little sharper in the upper shoulder area, deltoids, and the back, from the trapezius, but his midsection is beautiful. His legs are beautiful. He was big. I mean, the guy is over 300 pounds, I\u2019ve heard. That\u2019s beyond massive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cI\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019s going to be very tough to deal with in the Olympia,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cPAM5NxL1zA&amp;t=362s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">adds<\/a> Samir Bannout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He praised Dauda\u2019s midsection and pointed out that Lunsford\u2019s rib cage sticks out during poses:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen you weigh over 300 pounds, and you got that small waist, that tells us something. You know what I like? He doesn\u2019t have that huge rib cage, which is, if you look at Derek, his rib cage is somewhat sticking out a little bit and that\u2019s probably hurting him in the double bicep poses.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As long as Dauda can fine-tune his body in the next few days, Bannout views him as the favorite to win the 2026 Olympia:\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about fat burning. I think right now, if you can fine-tune whether you can be fuller or a little bit drier, those kinds of things. I believe he\u2019s much better than he was last Olympia, by far better. Samson makes a living on his mass and beauty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s the man to win, but let\u2019s see Derek, let\u2019s see Andrew Jacked, that\u2019s where it\u2019s going to be sticky,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be a walk in the park, to be honest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though Bannout was blown away by Dauda\u2019s Europa Pro package, that wasn\u2019t the case for everyone. Olympia MC <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/bob-cicherillo\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"bob-cicherillo\">Bob Cicherillo<\/a> thought Dauda looked worse than what he presented back at the 2024 Olympia. He went on to say that if Dauda brings this level of conditioning to Vegas, <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bob-cicherillo-talk-samson-dauda-current-physique-wont-place-top-3-2026-olympia\/\">he won\u2019t even crack the top three<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>It will be interesting to see how Dauda decides to approach the final stages of his preparations. The 2026 Mr. Olympia takes place from September 24-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/dan-solomon-announces-2026-mr-olympia-livestream-is-free\/\">livestream is free,<\/a> and <em>Fitness Volt<\/em> will have play-by-play coverage spanning the entire weekend.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/sergio-oliva-jr-predicts-samson-dauda-wins-2026-mr-olympia\/\">Sergio Oliva Jr. Predicts Samson Dauda Will Win 2026 Mr. Olympia<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"watch-the-full-video-from-the-old-school-labs-youtube-channel-below\"><strong><em>Watch the full video from the Old School Labs YouTube channel below:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"cPAM5NxL1zA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samson Dauda Makes a DOMINANT Return in Germany! 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In a September 13 video, Samir Bannout broke down Dauda\u2019s triumph at the Europa Pro and offered him advice to nail his peak for the 2026 Mr. Olympia.\u00a0 In 2024, Samson Dauda became [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-olympia-winners"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Samir Bannout Calls Samson Dauda &#039;The Man to Win&#039; 2026 Mr. Olympia After Europa Pro Triumph \u2013 Fitness Volt - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29196\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Samir Bannout Calls Samson Dauda &#039;The Man to Win&#039; 2026 Mr. Olympia After Europa Pro Triumph \u2013 Fitness Volt - World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Make FitnessVolt a Preferred Source See more of our reporting across Google. 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