On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Nomad sit down with Joe Colon, Anthony Ralph, Ryan Bader, Brandon Eggum, Luke Becker, and Trevor Brandvold

Order of Show

0:03 – Joe Colon talks about his saga to make the 2018 World Team

0:05 – Colon compares 2018 to other senior level summers

0:07 – The moment Colon found out he might compete at Worlds

0:08 – Competing at the 2018 World Championships and having team USA resources

0:22 – Olympic postponement and impact on Colon

0:25 – Making 57kg and lifestyle changes

0:32 – Joe Colon asks Anthony Ralph for a recruiting tip

0:33 – Ralph’s wrestling career

0:35 – Ralph’s time at Kent State and his injury

0:40 – Ralph’s coaching career

0:44 – How Ralph started recruiting

0:46 – Landing Joey Davis at Notre Dame was massive

0:49 – Getting to Ohio State

0:53 – The timeline of Ralph’s diagnosis

0:55 – Developing the recruiting coordinator role

0:59 – Recruiting Joey Davis

1:01 – Coach Ralph asks Ryan Bader about overcoming adversity

1:04 – Bader’s evolution since college wrestling

1:08 – Fighting wrestlers with well-rounded skillsets

1:09 – Does Bader like wrestling or MMA more?

1:11 – Getting over a rough patch of fights

1:14 – What was wrestling training like 15 years ago?

1:16 – How MMA training has evolved

1:19 – How does Bader separate MMA from his home life?

1:20 – Bader on being the main event

1:23 – Why fighting Fedor felt different

1:27 – Executing a game plan during a cage fight

1:30 – What can wrestling learn about promotion from MMA?

1:32 – Ryan Bader asks Coach Eggum how wrestling training has evolved

1:34 – Catching up with the Minnesota coaching staff

1:37 – The day NCAAs were canceled

1:39 – The NCAA venue at US Bank Stadium

1:44 – Minnesota trivia game

1:59 – Brock Lesnar lifting a car to make an extra parking space