I heard from him that 3 weeks out, Kamali had veins showing in his glutes. ANd I believe it. He took many pictures, which I'd guess looked better than what he had onstage.
He tried to hold the conditioning too long, and when you get overdieted, your forearms and calves shrink. When a guy like Kamali does that, with his big midsection, you get stringy looking. Then, when you stuff yourself at the last minute to blow back up, and you haven't competed in 14 months and you already have a big gut, looks like the torso swells, condition fails, and arms and legs stay scrawny. Anyway, that's my theory. it's 4 am. i'm going to bed.