Mike Macchiavello | The Bader Show (Ep. 485)

Mike Macchiavello won his third US Open title and is headed back to Final X for the second time. He will face returning World Champion and friend, Trent Hidlay, whose wedding he will attend this summer. 0:50 - Why the headgear in freestyle? 2:00 - The young guys are so tough and hungry 4:30 - Internal emotions tied to wrestling 8:20 - How Macch and Trent Hidlay became friends 11:00 - Trent was Macch’s Final X training partner in 2023 11:30 - Feeling Trent improve over time 13:40 - Realizing Trent could be an opponent 14:30 - “See you at Final X” - they joked 19:00 - Emotionally preparing to wrestle a friend 21:00 - Macch and Trent wrestled in Zagreb this past February 27:00 - Gameplanning for Trent Hidlay 28:30 - Trent and Macch talk lately? 31:15 - Wedding talk, when’s the Final X wrestle-off? 33:40 - Watching Trent win a World title last year! 38:00 - How does Macch use artificial intelligence? 41:45 - Who is Macch’s all-time favorite wrestler? 44:35 - Wins and whoopins 48:06 - Macch will be on staff at West Point 49:15 - Macch looks like Jorge Masvidal 51:45 - Macch’s final word #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices