On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Bray catch up with Mark Hall, Brandon Slay, Lou Rosselli, and Clay Guida.

Order of Show

0:00 – Coach Slay and Mark Hall are joining forces again

0:04 – Mark Hall’s feelings about his time at Penn State

0:07 – How Slay coached a young Mark Hall

0:10 – Hall’s first few trips to the OTC

0:11 – How Hall stayed positive when he was first struggling at the OTC

0:13 – Hall and Slay’s favorite international memories

0:17 – Taking losses the right way vs the wrong way

0:20 – Slay talks about coaching guys through a loss

0:23 – the importance of knowing an athlete well enough to give feedback

0:27 – Developing relationships with RTC athletes

0:30 – Why PRTC athletes emphasize wrestling as their jobs

0:31 – Is the PRTC developing like Slay thought it would

0:34 – How RTC coaching has evolved

0:35 – PRTC and BTS connection

0:38 – Mark Hall is excited to support BTS

0:40 – Mark Hall asks Lou Rosselli about his favorite wing flavor

0:41 – Coach Slay asks Rosselli about his transition to the Oklahoma lifestyle

0:43 – Lou Rosselli’s wrestling background

0:45 – when Lou Rosselli grew to love wrestling

0:48 – Lou’s high school career

0:50 – Lou’s recruiting experience

0:52 – How did it feel being part of the early D1 days at Edinboro

0:53 – Rosselli’s college career

0:54 – Rosselli’s late transition to freestyle

0:56 – When Rosselli knew it was time to coach

0:58 – What it was like being part of the Atlanta Olympics

1:01 – Rosselli’s move from Edinboro to Ohio State

1:02 – Coach Ryan and Coach Rosselli’s vision at Ohio State

1:04 – Why the Ohio RTC was so successful

1:06 – Balancing NCAA and RTC coaching

1:07 – Why Oklahoma was the right coaching job for Lou

1:09 – Lou’s partnership with the Oklahoma RTC

1:11 – The Oklahoma RTC focuses on grassroots development

1:13 – Rosselli’s efforts to steer Oklahoma toward success

1:16 – What is it like coaching Dom Demas

1:18 – wins and whoopins with Lou Rosselli

1:20 – the advent of sparring

1:26 – How Coach Rosselli is feeling about the team

1:29 – Lou asks Clay Guida to describe the biggest difference between wrestling and MMA training

1:34 – Clay has a fight this weekend, and it’s personal

1:41 – what do the days leading up to a fight feel like?

1:45 – Clay wants the record for the most UFC fights

1:45 – What did Clay’s first fight feel like?

1:49 – How Clay met Urijah Faber

1:55 – Clay’s MMA wins & whoopins

1:59 – Clay owes his MMA career to wrestling