For the third time in 2016, Legacy FC returns to the Arena Theater in Houston, Texas. This Friday it will be for Legacy FC 59, which features a pair of Houston fighters in the top two fights. 24-year-old middleweight prospect Trevin Giles looks to move his record up to 8-0, as he takes on Ike Villanueva in the main event. Just six weeks ago, Giles stopped Bellator and TUF veteran Josh Clark in the second round at RFA 41. That what was expected to be his toughest test to date, and he breezed through it. His overpowering top game is his bread-and-butter, but he’s equally effective with ground-and-pound or submissions once he gets there. A win here will either earn Giles a Legacy title shot, or perhaps even a call to the UFC. He’ll have to overcome the size, punching power, and four-fight winning streak of Villanueva in order to take that next step however. Villanueva’s most recent fight went to decision, but his three wins prior to that only took a combined 2:14, and nine of his eleven wins overall has come by (T)KO. The other fight to watch on Legacy 59 is the co-main event, where undefeated Houston fighter Jason Langellier hopes to stay that way against eleven-time Legacy veteran Justin Reiswerg. The styles should be very different in this one, as Langellier is an incredibly tall (6’4″), lanky (79″ reach) lightweight who loves to use his strikes to pick off opponents. Reiswerg on the other hand will pursue his grappling game to a fault sometimes. While his six submission wins are impressive, he has also tired several times and been submitted in the second round or later on four occasions. MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas opened the betting odds for the top two fights at Legacy FC 59 today at Several Bookmakers. Check them out: ——————– LEGACY FC 59 (Sept. 16, 2016) MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10pm ET) Trevin Giles -585 Ike Villanueva +385 Jason Langellier -305 Justin Reiswerg +225 ——————– Brad’s Analysis: It’s a steep price on Giles, especially since I’ve seen him hit a couple times early in his career already. Still, he’s been so consistent in his approach to this point that there’s no reason to think he’s suddenly going to strike with Villanueva for any prolonged period of time in this one. Basically, Villanueva has a chance to land on Giles at the start of each round before Giles is able to close the distance, and then he’s in trouble. I think sooner rather than later Giles finds Villanueva’s back and either pounds away or locks in the rear-naked choke for another dominant victory. It’s hard to lay the juice on these regional fighters, and I’m not going to here, but Giles is one of the few on the scene at the moment who inspires confidence with his skillset and approach. Most of Langellier’s bouts give you a pretty decent indication of his striking ability, but his Bellator 149 fight showed that he’s actually got a bit on the ground too. He stuffed his opponent’s takedown, and ended up executing a nice throw (Ashi Guruma if I remember any of my Judo parlance). Once on the ground he set up shop nicely on top, avoided a few sweeps and attempts to regain guard, then advanced to mount. The really nice part however is that he’s already learned to use his length to set up submissions, as he finished with an Anaconda Choke. Since Reiswerg’s likely path to victory is by getting a takedown and submission, I’m quite confident that Langellier can stop him and keep this fight on the feet where he wants it. You’re getting just as likely a winner here in the co-main event, but at a better price. MMAOddsBreaker’s James Lynch also spoke with Giles leading up to this fight, see what one of the top prospects around had to say: