Who The Hell Is Cesar Alvan? | The Bader Show (Ep. 480)
Apr 1, 2026
Cesar Alvan captured the hearts of wrestling fans at the 2026 NCAA Wrestling championships when he was relatively unknown and came into the NCAA tournament as the #12 seed. He ended up fourth and attributes a lot of his success to Columbia head coach Donny Pritzlaff and his staff.
0:30 - Who the hell is Cesar Alvan?
3:00 - Loved wrestling and combat sports
5:00 - When Alvan went all-in on wrestling & college opportunities
7:30 - Eyeing the UFC in his future
8:00 - Why Columbia University?
11:30 - Out with the old coaching staff, in with the new
12:40 - Alvan recruited Pritzlaff (you read that right)
17:15 - First practice with Pritzlaff as coach
20:00 - Jumping levels under Pritzlaff
23:00 - Cesar & coaching staff LOVED his draw in the bracket
24:00 - Alvan pins Locket in OT, he was ready
26:40 - Being the Man in the Arena
29:30- Mitchell Mesenbrink
31:30 - Day 3 at NCAAs is NOT about who’s a better wrestler
34:00 - When it all sunk it, balling for an hour
36:00 - Mohammad Ali quote
37:55 - Alvan wants to continue to wrestle for Brazil, maybe RAF
41:00 - Wrestling wizard Jeff Buxton
42:10 - Artificial Intelligence
43:00 - Honey the night before a weigh in
44:00 - Who is Alvan’s all-time favorite wrestler?
45:00 - Wins and whoopins
