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Levi Rodrigues Jr. vs. Ce Liu Pick, Prediction and Bets

RODRIGUES JR VS LIU

The only question here is can Levi take Liu down and I don't think he can. Liu has decent hips and throws nasty upper cuts and hooks as fighters rush into the pocket. Levi looked horrible in his last fight and notably he was clean, that fight was after serving a suspension for being on the juice. So assuming he is clean here and assuming he looks relatively similar to his last fight, i think he is too open on the feet and the decorated kickboxer out kickboxes him.

Levi Rodrigues Jr.

Levi Rodrigues Jr. is a heavy handed guy who fights like its 2001. He walks forward and throws baseballs wth both hands. Every single punch is with 100% effort and from his hips. He has solid takedown defense and does a really nice job stuffing the takedown and then throwing bombs instead of pitter patter while defending. You will not see much grappling out of him, but if he ends up on top, he is immediately raining down hammer fists and looking to get you out of there. He is coming off the TKO loss to Felipe Franco because he couldn't defend the takedowns and was off the sauce.

Ce Liu

Liu Ce is a nasty kickboxer with plenty of accolades so don't let his lack of MMA experience fool you. He is fast, clean, technical and powerful. He is pretty large at 6'5 and does an amazing job of being all the way in or all the way out. If you let him manage range, he will absolutely destroy you. He does a great job throwing boxing combinations and finishing with a big head kick. Obviously the question will be his takedown defense, and while it's not awful, its not great either. He can defend against the cage and most clinch takedowns, but a clean shot up the middle will get him down.

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