2026 Mr. Olympia Live Updates, Highlights and Reaction From Night 2

A two-day gauntlet of callouts, confirmations and competition ended in the wee hours of Sunday morning (on the East Coast) for the final field of 10 athletes in the Men's Open (Mr. Olympia) division before Nick Walker edged Samson Dauda and earned his first title.

Dauda had won previously in 2024. Two-time champion Derek Lunsford, who won in 2023 and 2025, dropped from first last year to third this year.

Walker, who also won a Peoples Champion title determined by online voting, edged a top-five field in Las Vegas that also included Andrew Jacked in fourth and Tonio Burton in fifth.

"I'm speechless," an emotional Walker said.

"(My coach) brought me back to life. He made this fun for me again. And I don't think I'd be in this position without him."