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MJ Gaitan | The Bader Show (Ep. 465)
Dec 2, 2025
MJ Gaitan is a 2x NCAA qualifier at Iowa State. He recently had a big win over Patrick Kennedy in the CyHawk dual which helped propel Iowa State over Iowa for the first time since 2004.
0:50 - MJ did jiu jitsu first, then started wrestling
3:10 - MJ made a big jump and went all in on wrestling during COVID
8:15 - Gaitan made a break through at Super 32
9:30 - How MJ developed his tricky/funky style
13:20 - Committing to CBU, eventually deciding on Iowa State
15:45 - Wrestling at NCAAs and the blood round on Friday night
19:50 - The CyHawk rivalry
23:45 - The chirping at Carver
26:30 - What Gaitan was doing all dual meet
30:10 - Gameplan for Patrick Kennedy
31:45 - Scrambling and beating Kennedy
34:40 - Stalling to send it to overtime
37:50 - Forget the big win and start to focus on Vegas
39:15 - Confidence boost
40:40 - Sweat it out
44:35 - All-time favorite wrestler
45:00 - Wins and whoopins
