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Victor Martinez Offers 2023 Arnold Classic Top 5, Says If Masters Olympia Awards $250,000, He’ll ‘Put A Kidney On the Line’

Victor Martinez discussed the 2023 Arnold Classic and left fans in suspense about Masters Olympia: "you guys will know - I'll put it out. Again, it's about everyone being comfortable.''
Doug Murray

Written by Doug Murray

Last Updated onFebruary 20, 2023

Bodybuilder Victor Martinez has stepped away from competing but continues to discuss the sport’s finer details. In the latest The Menace Podcast with Dennis James, Martinez took issue with 2023 Masters Olympia not revealing prize money and offered his top five predictions for the nearing Arnold Classic. 

“Where’s the respect of trying to bring Masters without the respect to lure the Masters. What is this?” says Victor Rodriguez. 

‘The Dominican Dominator’ was a force to be reckoned with in the Men’s Open division during the mid-2000s. Having competed on the Mr. Olympia stage numerous times, Victor proved himself against fixtures in the IFBB Pro League like four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler, Dexter Jackson, and eight-time Olympia titleholder Ronnie Coleman. While he wasn’t able to win a Sandow before calling it a career, Martinez’s muscle density and unbelievable arms guided him to a single Arnold Classic victory in 2007. 

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In 2020, Martinez performed at his final contest (2020 Arnold Classic), finishing ninth. Even though he stopped competing professionally, Martinez has done an outstanding job of staying in shape at 49. Last year, he showed off an impressive physique update, which prompted fans to speculate about a potential comeback. 
 
Given the mass and definition he’s maintained, Martinez would be an ideal candidate to compete at the returning 2023 Masters Olympia in late August. A competitors list has yet to be revealed, though bodybuilder Johnnie Jackson appears interested. Speaking with Dennis James, Milos Sarcev, and Chris Cormier, Martinez discussed Masters Olympia and offered his top five finishers for the upcoming Arnold Classic. 
 

Victor Martinez on 2023 Masters Olympia: ‘Usually When They Try to Bring You to a Show, They Talk Money’ 

Martinez, who made a career out of competing often, was surprised organizers for the 2023 Masters Olympia have not revealed the prize money. Victor is afraid competitors are too caught up in potential comebacks rather than ironing out financial details. 
 
“I want to hear your guys’ opinions, you know. Usually, when they try to bring you to a show, they talk money. Where is the money? How much money are they offering? What is this? Are we doing this for a trophy? Like I keep saying, is it for a one-year membership to Planet Fitness?” 
 
“When they have all these guys scrambling, writing letters and all this to be somewhere… that’s why bodybuilders, that’s why we’re so left behind in the sports industry because we’re so hungry that we forget, how the hell are we going to eat?” 

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Dennis James returned to 2012 Masters Olympia because the prize money jumped to $250,000. However, after all of the athletes were in attendance, head judge Steve Weinberger shared that the organizers didn’t ‘have all of the prize money.’ Therefore, they were paid less than what they initially expected. 
 
“The last time we had Masters they were throwing money on every poster. Had my ass come back. It [the [prize money] had my ass come back. I was like, ‘wait a minute, what?’ It was $250,000. Yes. Crazy money.
 
Well, listen, I gotta say this though, at the end, and we didn’t find out until we got there and we had the athletes meeting, when Steve [Weinberger] said, ‘listen man, she ain’t got the money. She basically doesn’t have all the money,’ and he said, ‘anybody is okay if they want to get up and walk out and don’t compete, this would be fine. He basically told us that she doesn’t have all the money,” says Dennis James. 
 
Martinez made it clear that if/when an announcement is made about Masters Olympia, he’ll keep Dennis James informed.   

“Listen, listen man, for you know… for $250K like you said they offered last time, I’d put a kidney on the line for it. I got two you know. Still right. Still. Barely shit,” laughs Martinez. “You guys will know, you guys will know… I’ll put it out. Again, it’s all about everybody being comfortable.” 

Martinez Breaks Down + Offers Top 5 Predictions for 2023 Arnold Classic

Find Victor Martinez’s Arnold Classic predictions below: 

  • Samson Dauda — Winner 
  • Nick Walker — Second Place 
  • Big Ramy — Third Place
  • Shaun Clarida — Fourth Place
  • Justin Rodriguez — Fifth Place

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With two weeks until the Arnold Classic, James, Martinez, and Cormier examined some of the favorites. Cormier and James were unsure of what improvements Mamdouh ‘Big Ramy’ Elssbiay made since receiving an intravenous stem cell treatment. 

“So what’s going on with Ramy man. He looks like he’s changing it up some with those stem cells,” asks Chris Cormier. 
 
“Hopefully it’s working. But I don’t know if stem cells work so fast. I didn’t know that. I don’t know [about his poses] I haven’t seen any updates, nothing,” Dennis James said. 
Martinez believes Ramy looks better without cutting water, especially his back. Similar to what Hunter Labrada said, he suggested that the Arnold Classic is a ‘do or die’ contest for Big Ramy and his career. 
 
“So far with him being more full without cutting his water, he looks good you know. You can see the back. But again, you know how it is. Nothing matters until three days out. You can break it or make it by then,” says Martinez. “”Ramy this is a do or die for him. Coming off that fifth place – two-time Mr. Olympia, he has a lot to do. He has to do basically a full 360 on this one. Who else. Derek pulled out for obvious reasons.” 
Cormier chimed in and added that Nick Walker is ‘staying the course’ ahead of the Arnold. 
 
“Nick looks like sometimes like he can be a little bit flat when he’s posing, sometimes he can be a little bit more fuller. He has a different look for either. Samson is coming along. He looks like he’s staying the course,” added Cormier. 
Dennis mentioned that Walker could benefit from a greater quad sweep. 
 
“Nick – I mean I like everything I see about Nick, I would like to see him with a better quad sweep. I don’t know why. I don’t know if they came down, they just look a little bit – they look a little bit straight to me,” says Dennis James. 

A number of bodybuilding veterans have announced their predictions for the show next month. As it stands, Dennis James and Johnnie Jackson predicted Big Ramy to win. Meanwhile, Milos Sarcev and Victor Martinez backed Samson Dauda with Chris Cormier picking Nick Walker. 

RELATED: Victor Martinez Raises Money For Charity Doing Polar Bear Plunge

Fans and bodybuilders would love to see Victor Martinez return to the bodybuilding stage. He wouldn’t completely dismiss the 2023 Masters Olympia, but Martinez is waiting to see how much prize money is on the line. 

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Published: 20 February, 2023 | 12:09 PM EDT

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