{"id":5199,"date":"2026-01-07T22:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=5199"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:32:16","slug":"youll-get-your-title-back-fitness-volt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=5199","title":{"rendered":"“You’ll Get Your Title Back” \u2013 Fitness Volt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shahriar Kamali, better known as King Kamali, wants to see Samson Duada back on top of the sport. In a recent video shared on Jan. 2, 2026, he urged Dauda to team up with Dorian Yates. He believes the change could help him win back his Mr. Olympia title.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samson Dauda<\/a> marched into the 2025 Mr. Olympia<\/a> as the reigning champion. All season, he was criticized for his inability to get peeled. Thus, conditioning became Dauda\u2019s primary focus<\/a> for the Olympia, but he took it a step too far. When he hit the stage, he looked noticeably downsized. His back and legs lacked the pop needed to overwhelm stockier contenders like Hadi Choopan<\/a> and Derek Lunsford<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dauda dropped all the way down to fourth place. In an effort to redeem himself, he battled Martin Fitzwater<\/a> at the Prague Pro<\/a> but narrowly lost on the scorecards. With Dauda\u2019s stock seemingly at an all-time low, Kamali laid out what he should do next to regain momentum.\u00a0<\/p>\n

King Kamali Urges Dauda to Join Dorian Yates To Win Back Mr. Olympia Title\u00a0<\/h2>\n

In the latest Iron OG<\/em>\u2018s podcast, Kamali said Dauda doesn\u2019t need any more size. He believes he played the conditioning game wrong and paid dearly for it:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cSamson doesn\u2019t need to get bigger. Samson just played the conditioning game the wrong way. There\u2019s a right way, and there\u2019s a wrong way to play the conditioning game, and it destroyed him,\u201d he said<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kamali spoke about why Dauda should join forces with Dorian Yates<\/a>, a fellow Mr. Olympia champion from the UK. Dauda is currently coached by his wife, Marlena, though Kamali made it clear that he\u2019d improve tremendously under Yates\u2019 command.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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