- Mighty Mo (kickboxer)
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Mighty Mo 
Born Siala-Mou Siliga
October 8, 1970
Pago Pago, American SamoaNationality American Samoan
American [1]Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 127 kg (280.0 lb; 20.0 st) Division Super Heavyweight Style Boxing Fighting out of Rancho Cucamonga, California Team Millennia MMA
Sit Rama Soon Muay ThaiTrainer Eddy Mills Years active 2003 - present (MMA)
2004 - present (Kickboxing)Professional boxing record Total 3 Wins 2 By knockout 2 Losses 1 Kickboxing record Total 31 Wins 16 By knockout 12 Losses 15 By knockout 8 Mixed martial arts record Total 5 Wins 3 By knockout 3 Losses 2 By submission 2 Other information Children Mighty Mo Jr., Son Boxing record from Boxrec Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: July 16, 2011 Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siliga (born October 8, 1970),[2] is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of Millennia MMA.[3] He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournament champion.
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Biography and career
Mighty Mo made his K-1 debut on February 15, 2004 at "K-1 Burning" event in Japan against Hiraku Hori. He knocked out Hori at 1:22 in 4th round by right hook. After losing in semifinals at his first 8-man tournament in Las Vegas against fellow American Dewey Cooper, Mighty Mo made a huge comeback four months later at the Battle of Bellagio II, winning his first K-1 GP Championship by knocking out Brecht Wallis in 2nd Round at the tournament finals.
After a year off from K-1, he made his comeback on March 4, 2007 at Yokohama, Japan. His opponent was Choi Hong-man (218 cm) from Korea who had never been knocked out before on his K-1 career until Mighty Mo (185 cm) managed to land his trademark right overhand punch, winning the fight by KO at 0:50 KO in 2nd round. At that time, he held the record for the "Biggest height difference wins (33cm)" resulting in a KO in favor of the shorter in K-1 history and possibly in kick-boxing as well as in boxing in history (Nicolai Valuev, 213 cm, is only 28 cm taller than Ruslan Chagaev - 185 cm). But on December 31, 2007, at the K-1 Dynamite Tournament in Osaka, the record was surpassed by Danish Karate fighter Nicholas Pettas (180 cm), who was able to KO the 217 cm Korean Kim Young-hyun (37 cm height difference). [1]
On April 28, 2007, Mo entered the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii tournament as a heavy favorite. He knocked out all three of his opponents and earned himself a spot in the K-1 World GP 2007 Elimination in Seoul, Korea.[4]
Mighty Mo was originally supposed to face Mu Bae Choi in a MMA match at K-1 Dynamite!! USA on June 2 in Los Angeles, California. But Choi was replaced in the last minute by Ruben Villareal.[5] Mighty Mo dominated Villareal, forcing the referee to stop the fight at 1:33 of the first round.
On June 23, 2007, Mighty Mo lost to defending K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion Semmy Schilt by unanimous decision at the K-1 World GP in Amsterdam. Semmy used his reach to keep Mighty Mo at bay, and Mo was unable to get in close enough to land his devastating overhand right. Rumors surfaced that Mo was nursing a knee and hand injuries from his previous fights. He had fought 7 times in the last 4 months.[6]
At the K-1 Final Eliminations 2007 on September 29, he faced Choi Hong-Man again and lost by unanimous decision. During the fight, he was kicked in the groin and was inexplicably ruled a knock-down by the referee. He was quoted in the post-fight interview: "I feel I was robbed. I should have won. There was a lot of favoritism here. He must have picked up a new technique-a kick below the belt. So next time I'll wear a thicker cup. And next time I want to fight somewhere else." [2]
In his next three fight he went 1-2, losing to Paul Slowinski and Keijiro Maeda before defeating Justice Smith on August 9, 2008.
K-1 kickboxing champion Semmy Schilt and Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga were added to the FieLDS Dynamite!! 2008 event in an MMA bout, in which Schilt defeated Mighty Mo in the first round by triangle choke.
He was set to fight Mirko CroCop at Dream 10 but CroCop pulled out after re-signing with the UFC.
He was defeated by Josh Barnett at Dream 13 on March 21, 2010.
Mighty Mo had replaced Andrei Arlovski at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 held in Seoul against Romanian Raul Catinas and won by unanimous decision.[7] As a result, Mo was the only American to make it into to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final on December, 11th. His quarterfinal opponent was Peter Aerts who beat him via TKO in the first round.
Mighty Mo was knocked out by Russian Sergei Kharitonov at the United Glory World Series Finals in Moscow on May 28, 2011.
As of October 2011 Mighty Mo is currently on a four fight losing streak in Kickboxing, all by Knockout and only once of which has made it out of the first round, against Ben Edwards, after been dropped and dominated throughout the first.
He will next face Rick Roufus in Las Vegas on October 22, 2011.[8]
Titles
- 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii Champion
- 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas II Champion
- U.A.G.F. Heavy Weight Champion
- North West Toughman Champion
Boxing record
Boxing record 2 wins (2 KO's), 1 lossResult Record Opponent Method Venue Date Round Time Location Notes Win 2-1 
William JacksonKO Marriott Hotel August 2, 2007 1 Irvine, California, USA Win 1-1 Christopher ValenteKO Morongo Casino Resort & Spa November 17, 2006 1 Cabazon, California, USA Loss 0-1 Lamar StephensDecision Hard Rock Live Arena May 18, 2006 3 3:00 Hollywood, Florida, USA Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest
Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record 16 wins (12 KOs), 15 lossResult Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 16-15 
Ben EdwardsKO (knee) Capital Punishment 4 July 30, 2011 2 2:18 Canberra, Australia Loss 16-14 
Mladen BrestovacKO (liver kick) SuperKombat World Grand Prix II July 16, 2011 1 Constanța, Romania SuperKombat WGP II semi-final bout. Loss 16-13 
Sergei KharitonovKO (right uppercut) United Glory 2010-2011 World Series: Final Round May 28, 2011 1 1:59 Moscow, Russia Loss 16-12 
Peter AertsKO (punches and kick) K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final December 11, 2010 1 2:20 Tokyo, Japan 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix quarter-final bout. Win 16-11 
Raul CătinaşDecision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 October 2, 2010 3 3:00 Seoul, South Korea 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round. Loss 15-11 Sebastian CiobanuKO (kicked in the throat) K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest May 21, 2010 1 2:24 Bucharest, Romania 2010 Bucharest Grand Prix semi-final bout. Win 15-10 
Roman KleiblKO K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest May 21, 2010 3 1:56 Bucharest, Romania 2010 Bucharest Grand Prix quarter-final bout. Loss 14-10 Cătălin MoroşanuExtra round decision (split) K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination October 24, 2009 4 3:00 Arad, Romania Win 14-9 Justice SmithDecision (majority) K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii August 9, 2008 3 3:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2008 Hawaii Grand Prix quarter-final bout. Loss 13-9 
KyotaroExtra round decision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama April 13, 2008 4 3:00 Yokohama, Japan Loss 13-8 
Paul SlowinskiTKO (low kicks) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final December 8, 2007 2 0:50 Yokohama, Japan Loss 13-7 
Choi Hong-manDecision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Seoul Final 16 September 29, 2007 3 3:00 Seoul, South Korea 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round. Loss 13-6 
Stefan LekoDecision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas August 11, 2007 3 3:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Loss 13-5 Semmy SchiltDecision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam June 23, 2007 3 3:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands For K-1 Super Heavyweight Title. Win 13-4 Aleksandr PitchkounovKO (punches) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii April 4, 2007 3 0:46 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2007 Hawaii Grand Prix final bout. Win 12-4 
Jan NortjeKO (right punch) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii April 4, 2007 2 1:50 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2007 Hawaii Grand Prix semi-final bout. Win 11-4 Kim Kyoung-SukKO (straight punch) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii April 4, 2007 1 1:37 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2007 Hawaii Grand Prix quarter-final bout. Win 10-4 Choi Hong-manKO (right overhand) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama March 4, 2007 2 0:50 Yokohama, Japan Win 9-4 
Abdel LamidiKO (right overhand) K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 November 4, 2006 1 2:17 Riga, Latvia Loss 8-4 Remy BonjaskyDecision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo July 30, 2006 3 3:00 Sapporo, Japan Loss 8-3 Peter AertsKO (left low kick) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka – Final Elimination September 23, 2005 2 0:42 Osaka, Japan Win 8-2 Francois BothaTKO (3 knockdowns) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II August 13, 2005 1 1:20 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Win 7-2 Remy BonjaskyDecision (split) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas April 30, 2005 3 3:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Loss 6-2 
Kaoklai KaennorsingKO (right high kick) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final December 4, 2004 1 2:40 Tokyo, Japan win 6-1 
Gary GoodridgeTKO (3 knockdowns) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination September 25, 2004 1 2:58 Tokyo, Japan win 5-1 
Brecht WallisKO (overhand right) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II August 7, 2004 2 2:55 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II final bout. win 4-1 Scott LightyKO (overhand right) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II August 7, 2004 1 1:29 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II semi-final bout. win 3-1 
Sergei GurDecision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II August 7, 2004 3 3:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II quarter-final bout. Loss 2-1 Dewey CooperDecision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I April 30, 2004 3 3:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix I semi-final bout. Win 2-0 Carter WilliamsTKO K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I April 30, 2004 3 1:52 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix I quarter-final bout. Win 1-0 Hiraku HoriKO (right hook) K-1 Burning 2004 February 15, 2004 4 1:22 Okinawa, Japan Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 5 matches 3 wins 2 losses By knockout 3 0 By submission 0 2 By decision 0 0 By disqualification 0 0 Unknown 0 0 Draws 0 No contests 0 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 3-2 Josh Barnett Submission (kimura) Dream 13 March 22, 2010 1 4:41 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Loss 3-1 Semmy Schilt Submission (triangle choke) Dynamite!! 2008 December 31, 2008 1 5:31 Saitama, Saitama, Japan Win 3-0 Ruben Villareal TKO (punches) Dynamite!! USA June 2, 2007 1 1:33 Los Angeles, California, United States Win 2-0 Kim Min-Soo KO (punch) Hero's 8 March 12, 2007 1 2:37 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Win 1-0 Mark Smith KO (knee to the body) UAGF 4: Ultimate Cage Fighting October 12, 2003 2 Upland, California, United States See also
- List of K-1 events
- List of K-1 champions
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
References
- ^ "Mighty Mo second nationality". k-1.co.jp. http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/fighter/player.php?index=mighty.
- ^ Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siliga, Sherdog
- ^ "Fightfinder". K-1 USA. http://www.k-1usa.net/docs/fighters/fightfinder.asp?fighterid=1217. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ "Mighty Mo and Hari Wins the Belt". Hawaiian Punch. http://www.onthemat.com/articles/Hawaiian_Punch_Courtesy_Mighty_Mo_Hari_Wins_the_Belt_04_29_2007.html. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ^ "DYNAMITE! USA Still a Go, despite hiccups". mmaweekly.com. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4041&zoneid=13. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "K-1 Las Vegas 2007 Press Conference". fansofk1.com. http://www.fansofk1.com/article?aID=693. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ^ "Mighty Mo fights in the Final to feed his massive family". K-1. http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/news/2010/1122_wgp_01.html. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ WCK Muay Thai: Mighty Mo vs. Rick Roufus
External links
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