Personally, I’m very sorry for all the Brazilian fans that were planning on seeing Cedric on the stage tomorrow, but the rules are the rules.
Don't be ridiculous, the rules are the rules?
Nobody with even half a brain considers the IFBB a 'professional' organisation, bound by its constitution and working for the betterment of the sport.
Whatever the reason for Cedric's disqualification, it had nothing to do with 'the rules'.