Historical past is assured to be made in Resorts World Theater this coming weekend. For the primary time since 2019, there can be a brand new Basic Physique Olympia champion. Six-time titleholder Chris Bumstead had his final dance and known as it a profession. He’s taken his closing lap across the sport as champion and can watch another person stand tall on middle stage.
The query is, who will that be? Even with Bumstead and now Males’s Open professional Urs Kalecinski out of the lineup, that’s two of the highest three finishers from the 2024 Olympia out of the working. Earlier than we break down the contenders, the complete 59-man lineup is under.
2025 Basic Physique Olympia Lineup
Prime Contenders
Mike Sommerfeld
Final 12 months’s runner-up was Mike Sommerfeld, and he scored factors on Bumstead in that closing contest of C-Bum’s profession. Sommerfeld saved that momentum going by successful the 2025 Arnold Basic Physique title, making him the inheritor obvious. Nevertheless, nothing is assured.
Some further hypothesis and thoughts video games are being performed by some opponents due to the current information that every competitor can be measured. If Sommerfeld doesn’t weigh in below the cap primarily based on that peak, all of the work can be for naught. Ought to he clear that hurdle, many see him as the following champion in ready.
“I can’t wait to point out our closing physique on the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding stage,” he wrote on Instagram.
Ramon Rocha Queiroz
Like Sommerfeld, Ramon Dino additionally has a silver medal on his mantle. The previous two-time Olympia runner-up was fourth in 2024 and sees this as his finest likelihood of claiming the elusive gold model thus far. Followers in South America would positively like to see it occur, and with two of his largest hurdles now out of the lineup, he isn’t coming to Las Vegas to overlook once more.
Terrence Ruffin
Terrence Ruffin isn’t going to be the most important man within the lineup, however he’s this division’s model of Lee Labrada. Regardless of being outsized, his form, conditioning, and symmetry are second to none. Like Labrada, Ruffin can be a grasp poser.
Ruffin has two Arnold titles and positioned second on the Olympia in 2020 and 2021. He was out of the 2024 Olympia however has gained each the Pittsburgh Professional and New York Professional this season.
Breon Ansley
Breon Ansley is the one previous champion that’s nonetheless competing within the division. The 2017 and 2018 champion has teased going to the 212 a number of instances however has declared himself within the Basic Physique Olympia once more this season. As a previous champion, he has lifetime eligibility, as long as the IFBB Professional League approves.
Ansley was fifth in 2024 and has not competed this season. He’s one in all a handful of athletes from the inaugural 2016 Basic Physique Olympia to nonetheless be competing.
Darkish Horse Contenders
Josema Munoz
Josema Munoz of Spain is rising by bodily and when it comes to reputation. He was sixth final 12 months and it doesn’t seem there are sufficient contenders to cease him from shifting up. The query is how far can he go, and what wouldn’t it take for him to say the highest spot? He must seemingly depend on some rivals being off, however stranger issues have occurred in bodybuilding. Don’t depend him out.
Michael Daboul
Michael Daboul is just like the Energizer bunny of his division. He simply appears to maintain going and discover himself in competition. He was seventh final 12 months and was sixth in 2023. There might not be numerous chatter about him main as much as the competition, however he’s useless set on ensuring they discuss him after.
Matheus Menegate
Matheus Menegate waited till late within the season to showcase his 2025 physique. That endurance resulted in silver in Tampa and gold in Texas. The second-year professional was ninth in Las Vegas on the 2024 Olympia. As he confirmed all through his two appearances, he’s higher now than he was then.
Matthew Greggo
Rising star Matthew Greggo has been coaching with and studying from 2023 Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford. That have within the fitness center will serve him nicely as he tries to enhance on his tenth place end final yar. Greggo was the 2025 Detroit Professional champion.
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