MMA Podcast Episodes | Baschamania

Mar 29

Episode 190

Austin O'Connor on Establishing His Legacy at UNC

Today on BASCHAMANIA, UNC's Now-2x NCAA Champ Austin O'Connor, who just wrapped up his wrestling career on the top of the podium in Tulsa, joins the show ...

Mar 22

Episode 189

Andrew Alirez Path to NCAA Title: Not Cheating a Rep

This weekend in Tulsa, Greeley, Colorado-native Andrew Alirez brought back the first D1 National Championship EVER to UNC. He joined me on the show today to discuss his wrestling career, ...

Mar 3

Episode 184

Jordan Oliver Announces Transition to MMA, But Here's Why He Won't Leave His Shoes On The Mat

Always great having my friend Jordan Oliver back on the show, and the timing for today's episode was no accident! This week JO & Bellator announced that he had ...

Aug 20

Episode 169

Brody Teske on His Transfer to the Iowa Hawkeyes

The newest Iowa Hawkeye Brody Teske joined me for a quick weekend chat on his career & recent move to the Iowa Hawkeyes. We talk the move, NIL, transitioning ...

Aug 13

Episode 168

Bo Nickal on His 62 Second Win, Next Fight & We Juxtapose Wrestling/MMA

Great talking to Bo just a few days removed from his 2nd pro fight win at Dana White's Contender Series. We talk about a lot of the MMA/...

Nov 24

Episode 144

Cenzo & Nolf Thanksgiving Coffee Talk with a Thanksgiving Day Snake Draft!

What a show! Easily my top choice for show of the year as our guy Cenzo is back on for some Coffee Talk and 3x NCAA Champ Jason Nolf joins ...

Jun 22

Episode 123

Bo Nickal on His Wrestling & MMA Future

The Champ Bo Nickal is back on Baschamania as he joins Cenzo and me as we talk about the latest in NCAA vs athletes and Bo's future in MMA & ...

Apr 20

Episode 113

Carter Starocci Joins Us to Share On Success, Future, and Faith

Freshmen National Champ Carter Starocci joins his Nittany Lion teammate Vincenzo and I to talk about his success, his future, and his faith, among other topics, including what Thomas Gilman ...

Apr 9

Episode 111

Getting to Know AJ Ferrari Over Coffee; Ant The Champ Joins In, Too

After an incredible month for AJ Ferrari, the Big 12 & NCAA Champ joined Cenzo and I for some coffee talk to talk about his injuries, rapid increase in fandom, recent ...

Feb 17

Episode 101

Jason Nolf Back on the Podcast

Great catching up with Jason Nolf ahead of his match with Kyle Dake next week on the NLWC 5 card (watch by subscribing to NLWC's Rokfin channel!) We talk golf, Traeger, ...

Jan 21

Episode 98

Matt McCutcheon Joins The Show, Cenzo & I Talk World & Olympic Trials

Was great to have Penn State alum Matt McCutcheon join Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk after Cenzo and I talk World & Olympic Trials qualifications for a bit. ...

Jan 17

Episode 97

Ant The Champ Joins Cenzo & I for Some Coffee Talk

Busy week this past week in wrestling! The JB/DT match and card took place, USA sent a SQUAD of hammers to France to compete in the Henri Deglane, and ...

Jan 5

Episode 95

Austin Gomez Joins Coffee Talk; Cenzo & I Talk Henri Deglane, Self-Promotion

USA Wrestling is sending an absolute SQUAD to France next week to compete in the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France. David Taylor, Helen Maroulis, Kyle Dake, Thomas Gilman, Kyle ...

Dec 14

Episode 90

Coffee Talk w/ Cenzo and Gilman & RBY Join the Show!

Cenzo, RBY, and Gilman all together on one episode! Need I say more? For real though, great time talking about what’s going on in wrestling over the past ...

Nov 13

Episode 86

Yianni D, A Ashnault, & Bo Nickal on Current Events

There’s a lot going on right now in the sport of wrestling! We’ve got everything from cancellations to trials to RTC cards and more. I wanna ...

Jun 2

Episode 66

Anthony Cassar & Bo Nickal on Current Training in Miami

Reigning NCAA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Cassar has signed with Malki Kawa & First Round Management and has been training down in Miami alongside teammate Bo Nickal and Jorge Masvidal. Today, ...

Apr 5

Episode 47

Lance Palmer: Million Dollar Man

Before he was earning multiple Million Dollar paydays in the PFL, Lance Plamer was a 4x Ohio State Champ and 4x All-American at Ohio State. He also won a Big ...

Mar 1

Episode 39

Sebastian Rivera Is Ready

Ahead of next weekend's Big Ten Championships, I caught up with Northwestern's Sebastian Rivera. In this episode, we chat about his start in wrestling, how tough Jersey is and transition ...

Jan 25

Episode 31

Bryce Meredith's Perspective

3x NCAA All-American and 2020 Olympic Hopeful Bryce Meredith joined the show to talk about growing up in Wyoming, his wrestling career, and his future in MMA. We dive into a ...