LFA 108: Fremd vs. Rodrigues takes place on Friday, May 21 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin takes a look at the opening odds below.
LFA 108 Odds
Josh Fremd -240
Gregory Rodrigues +190
Mark Climaco -260
Rodney Kealohi +200
Kathryn Paprocki -115
Tiani Valle -115
Thomas Petersen -500
Richard Foster +375
Clayton Carpenter -325
Nick Clem +250
Tyler Ray -425
Ernesto Ancona +325
Bryce Meredith -450
Steven Merrill +350
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds for LFA 108:
- The main event for LFA 108 sees the promotion’s vacant middleweight belt on the line between Josh Fremd (7-1) and Gregory Rodrigues (8-3). The 27-year-old Fremd has won his last five fights in a row, with his last three wins in the LFA coming by knockout. A Bellator veteran as well, Fremd seems like a very good prospect who is still getting better. In Fremd’s last fight, he knocked out Dana White’s Contender Series alum Bruno Oliveira, and now he takes on another DWCS alum in Rodrigues. The 29-year-old Rodrigues is coming off of a knockout win over yet another DWCM alum in Al Matavao in his last fight as well, after getting knocked out by Jordan Williams on the show. Oliveira does have a good ground game and could finish if this fight hits the floor, but overall Fremd seems like the rightful favorite here.
- The co-main event is a flyweight bout between Mark Climaco (5-0) and Rodney Kealohi (5-1). Climaco is a 25-year-old AKA product who has won all five of his pro bout since 2017, albeit against inexperienced competition. As for Kealohi, he is a Jackson Wink product who has won his last four fights by knockout. Climaco is unbeaten so it’s understandable to see him as the favorite here, but Kealohi is a dangerous finisher and seems like he could be a live dog.
