Sarah Villegas is clearing the air after her comments about Natalia Abraham Coelho were taken out of context. On Dec. 19, 2025, she explained why fillers such as PMMA, synthol, and implants water down the sport of bodybuilding.
The 2025 Mr. Olympia was packed with thrilling victories and painful upsets. Villegas experienced the latter; she aimed for a fifth Women’s Physique Olympia title but was denied by Coelho. Days after losing the crown, Villegas called out Coelho, accusing her of using oils to enhance her physique. She went so far as to call her an ‘OIL’ Olympia champion.
Whether Natalia Coelho actually used these artificial enhancements remains a mystery. At the show, Chris Cormier found the Brazilian champ’s hamstrings ‘questionable,’ while Terrick El Guindy, who served as a judge, vehemently denied the idea that Coelho used site enhancements. After suggesting a three-year ban if someone is caught using PMMA or other fillers, Villegas is offering more insight into her stance.
Sarah Villegas Responds to Natalia Coelho PMMA Controversy
In a post featuring bodybuilding legend Chris Cormier, Villegas clarified that bodybuilding should be about building actual muscle, not finding a workaround.
“Shared principles with the “Real Deal”. Bodybuilding will never be watered down, too many of us that genuinely love the sport!Just in case some still need clarity on this subject:
Bodybuilding is a sport of building actual muscle. Finding a workaround to muscle building undermines the integrity of the sport entirely (no matter how many people say otherwise).”
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She stressed that plastics, PMMA, oil, or any form of implant is not muscle.
“Plastics, silicone, PMMA, oil fillers, or any form of muscle implants are simply not muscle, they are not bodybuilding. The sport is called bodybuilding, not plastic building,” shared Villegas.
After being accused of calling for Coelho’s suspension, Villegas cleared the air. She explained that her suggestion was to suspend athletes for three years if they get caught using fillers like PMMA.
“Tabloid bodybuilding “media” is so clickbait-hungry that they are now scraping through comment sections and pulling responses completely out of context to reframe statements on my behalf.
In a comment on my post, I was asked what my solution would be for muscle enlargement fillers: My response to that comment was general and hypothetical: IF SOMEONE WERE TO GET Caught, that a three-year suspension would set an example and deter others from doing it.”
She emphasized that her comments were taken out of context and would love the opportunity to defeat Coelho onstage in the future.
“That response was then taken out of context, my photo placed next to Natalia’s, and spun into clickbait posts implying that I called for her suspension.
I can’t beat her on stage, if she’s suspended. Stop spreading misinformation, I don’t put out ambiguous statements.”
Coelho isn’t the only high-profile bodybuilder dealing with PMMA injection accusations. Reigning Olympia winner Derek Lunsford has faced the same scrutiny after rumors circulated online. He and his coach, Chris Aceto, have dismissed the claims. Lunsford said he doesn’t even know what PMMA is.
It will be interesting to hear if Coelho issues a response to these ongoing accusations. In the meantime, Villegas hopes to see the sport steer away from artificial physique enhancements.
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