After a third-round submission on Week 5 of Dana White’s Contender Series, Freddy Vidal returns on the final week of the show to try to earn a UFC contract. He is facing Levi Rodrigues, who is 5-0 with five knockouts in his career.
Here is my best bet for Freddy Vidal vs. Levi Rodrigues on tonight’s episode of DWCS.
Freddy Vidal Moneyline (+105)
Vidal comes from the legendary Serra-Longo MMA team in Long Island, New York. Head Coach Ray Longo has guided Chris Weidman, Aljamain Sterling, and Merab Dvalishvili to UFC gold.
Vidal experienced firsthand a few weeks ago that it isn’t just about winning on DWCS, as it matters how you win on the show. In that fight, Vidal fought Felipe Franco, and Franco got the best of Vidal early in the contest before he was finished. But now Vidal returns to DWCS, facing another formidable opponent in Rodrigues, who boasts a 100% finish rate.
On DraftKings Sportsbook, Rodrigues is a -125 favorite while Vidal is a +105 underdog. With two fighters who combine for eight finishes in their careers, this fight is -750 to not go the distance, with the under 1.5 rounds being -175. Vidal is taller by three inches (6’3″ vs. 6’0″) with a four-inch reach advantage (80″ vs. 76″) in this matchup. If Vidal can incorporate takedowns into this bout, he should be able to find success, since although Rodrigues is talented, he is primarily a striker.
