Pound For Pound Picks Tuesday, August 23

Michael Crosson Sports Betting Expert

Pound For Pound Picks has its first special guest!

Joe Osborne and TommyFreezePops are joined by Mark Madsen to preview his upcoming fight in October against Drakkar Klose (00:33).

Mark further analyzes his opponent (01:51),

How his training will ramp up (03:06),

What goes into cutting weight for fights (04:40),

Avoiding cheat days (06:07),

When he last had a cheat meal (07:23),

If he considers himself the favorite against Klose (08:35),

If he ever bets on himself ahead of his fights (09:24).

Joe and Tom then share their reactions from UFC 278 this past weekend, including Leon Edwards' shock win over Kamaru Usman (11:20),

Luke Rockhold holding his own against Paulo Costa (15:34),

How altitude impacts fighting (18:00).

Joe closes out the show talking about his plans for a weekend with no fights (19:11).

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Michael Crosson

Michael Crosson began his time at VegasInsider as a freelance NBA writer back in 2019 while he continued to study Psychology and Biology at James Madison University. Following his graduation in 2021, Michael joined the team full-time, and he's been with VI ever since. Michael still writes NBA, NFL, and MLB for VI, as well as gambling industry news. He's also become a crucial part of our editorial production team. More from Michael Crosson