After recently parting ways with Hostile supplements, Samson Dauda now signed with a new protein brand.

Yesterday, “The Nigerian Lion” took to Instagram and posted an image of himself with the brand's logo.

That post was captioned, “Proud to officially announce my partnership with the world’s largest supplement brand @myprotein”. Now, the 2024 Mr. Olympia is on the team that features Ryan Terry and Mike Sommerfeld.

Fouad Abiad cited differences in their vision for the future as the reason for the split with Hosstile Supplements. Despite the end of his partnership, Dauda and Fouad Abiad maintain a coordial relationship. Abiad even congratulated Dauda on the signing.

This news amazed the fitness community, and some have started to appreciate the move. Flex Lewis commented, “Congratulations Champ.”

Antoine Vaillant, the Canadian professional bodybuilder, commented, “Congrats bro get that bag!!”The NABBA pro bodybuilder, Chris Jones, commented as “@samson_dauda Massive congrats to you mate!! This is huge!! You totally deserve all the success. So happy for you.👏👏”.

BTS TV posted on its Instagram account, “@samson_dauda has confirmed his reasons why he has joined @myprotein, plus sharing that his own @myprotein range will also be released in the future”.

Despite Big Business Gains, Samson Dauda Is Taking a Step Back From Competition

Amidst the partnership announcement, Dauda revealed he won't be taking part in the Arnold Classic in 2026.

After winning the competition in 2023, he followed that up with two back-to-back years of finishing runners-up. And he did all of that while winning Mr. Olympia in 2024. As a result, he felt it was time to step back.

"Because I've been doing the Arnold for the last four years non-stop. That is one of the reasons that I'm constantly on prep all year. This year, we wanted to give myself a rest and take a break.

Written by

Supradeep Dutta

Edited by

Siddharth Shirwadkar