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Mighty Mo (kickboxer)

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Siala-Mou Siliga
Born
Siala-Mou Siliga

(1970-10-08) October 8, 1970 (age 56)
American Samoa
Other namesMighty Mo
Occupation(s)Kickboxer, bare-knuckle boxer, boxer, mixed martial artist
Years active2003–2018 (approximate, based on career info)
Known forK-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Las Vegas II champion; K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Hawaii champion; Road FC Openweight Champion
Notable workCompeted in K-1 Hero's, Bellator MMA, DREAM, Road FC, Dynamite!! events

Siala-Mou Siliga (pronounced Sahlingah, born October 8, 1970), widely recognized as Mighty Mo, is a retired American Samoan athlete who competed as a kickboxer, bare-knuckle boxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist in the Heavyweight category. At the age of 22, his former American football coach bestowed upon him the nickname inspired by the battleship USS Missouri. Among his significant accomplishments are triumphs at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii competitions. In mixed martial arts, he represented organizations including K-1 Hero's, Bellator MMA, DREAM, and Road FC, and participated in the events Dynamite!! USA and Dynamite!! 2008. On September 24, 2016, Siliga claimed the Road FC Openweight Tournament championship at Road FC 33 by knocking out South Korea’s Choi Hong-man.

Kickboxing

Mighty Mo made his K-1 debut on February 15, 2004, at "K-1 Burning" in Japan, where he achieved a knockout victory over Hiraku Hori in the fourth round. Although he was defeated by Dewey Cooper in the semifinals of his initial eight-man tournament in Las Vegas, he rebounded impressively four months later by capturing the Battle of Bellagio II K-1 Grand Prix title with a second-round knockout against Brecht Wallis.

After taking a year-long hiatus from K-1 competition, Mo returned on March 4, 2007, in Yokohama, Japan. There, he secured a second-round KO win over the previously undefeated Choi Hong-man, setting a K-1 record for the greatest height disadvantage overcome by a shorter fighter (33cm). This record was later broken within the same year by Nicholas Pettas.

On April 28, 2007, Mo entered the K-1 World Grand Prix held in Hawaii as one of the frontrunners. He knocked out all three of his opponents to advance to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Elimination event in Seoul. However, on June 23 at the K-1 World GP in Amsterdam, he was defeated by unanimous decision by reigning Super Heavyweight Champion Semmy Schilt, reportedly affected by injuries accumulated during a demanding fight schedule.

During the K-1 Final Eliminations on September 29, 2007, Mo faced Choi Hong-man once more but lost via unanimous decision amid debate surrounding a referee's ruling. Subsequently, he recorded one victory and two defeats against Paul Slowinski and Keijiro Maeda before defeating Justice Smith on August 9, 2008.

Mo stepped in for Andrei Arlovski at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 and earned a unanimous decision win over Raul Cătinaș. He was the sole American competitor to reach the December 11 K-1 World Grand Prix Final but was eliminated in the quarterfinal round by Peter Aerts through a first-round TKO.

On May 28, 2011, Mighty Mo suffered a knockout loss to Sergei Kharitonov at the United Glory World Series Finals held in Moscow. By October of that year, he had endured six consecutive kickboxing losses, with all but one ending via knockout.

Although scheduled to fight Rick Roufus on October 22, 2011, in Las Vegas, Mo was withdrawn due to medical clearance issues. He later had a rematch against Raul Cătinaş at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest on December 22 but was defeated by unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts career

Mo embarked on his professional MMA journey in October 2003, achieving knockout victories in his initial three bouts over a span of three and a half years.

Dynamite!!

Initially slated to compete against Choi Mu-bae at K-1 Dynamite!! USA in June, Mo instead faced Ruben "Warpath" Villareal due to a last-minute opponent change. Mo controlled the fight, earning a TKO win just 1:33 into the opening round.

Subsequently, he battled K-1 kickboxing titleholder Semmy Schilt at Fields Dynamite!! 2008, where he was submitted by triangle choke during the first round.

DREAM

In 2009, Mo inked a deal with Japan's DREAM promotion. He was scheduled to meet Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović at DREAM 10; however, Cro Cop withdrew after re-signing with the UFC. Mo made his DREAM debut against Josh Barnett at DREAM 13 in March 2010, suffering a submission loss in the first round.

Bellator MMA

Refocusing on MMA competition in 2013, Mo joined Bellator MMA. He made an impressive debut at Bellator 100 with a TKO victory over Dan Charles, followed by a submission win against Ron Sparks at Bellator 106.

In March 2014, Mo participated in Bellator's Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament. He secured a submission victory over kickboxer Peter Graham in the quarterfinals at Bellator 111 but was knocked out in the first round by Alexander Volkov during the semifinals at Bellator 116. Mo was released from Bellator later that August.

Road FC

In October 2015, Mo signed with Road FC and scored two wins over Choi Mu-bae—the first by first-round knockout and the second by technical knockout during their Shanghai rematch.

April 2016 saw him advance through the Openweight tournament semifinals with a submission win against Hyun-man Myung. By September, Mo captured the Road FC Openweight Championship by knocking out Choi Hong-man in the fourth round and secured an exclusive contract with Road FC immediately afterward.

He successfully defended his title in December 2016 via first-round knockout of Carlos Toyota and later achieved a technical knockout victory over Dong-gook Kang at Road FC 040. At Road FC 47, Mo was submitted by Gilbert Yvel with an armbar in the opening round.

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Mighty Mo competed in the Valor Bare Knuckle 1 Heavyweight Tournament (VBK:1), marking Ken Shamrock’s inaugural bare-knuckle boxing event. He advanced to the finals after defeating Sokoudjou by TKO in the third round but was unable to recover following a TKO loss to Mark Godbeer, who ended his bout swiftly with a knockout.

Fighting Style

Primarily recognized as a stand-up striker, Mighty Mo is known for his formidable striking power, especially his overhand right, which has earned him numerous knockout wins.

Mixed Martial Arts

  • Bellator MMA
    • Semifinalist in Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament
  • Universal Above Ground Fighting
    • One-time U.A.G.F. Heavyweight Champion
  • Road Fighting Championship
    • First-ever and reigning Road FC Openweight Champion
    • Two successful defenses of the title
    • Winner of the 2016 Road FC Openweight Tournament

Kickboxing

  • K-1
    • Third place at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest
    • Champion of the 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii
    • Winner of the 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix Las Vegas II tournament

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

  • Valor Bare Knuckle
    • Finalist in VKB:1 Heavyweight Tournament

Other Achievements

  • Champion of North West Toughman

Mixed Martial Arts Record

|- | Loss | align=center| 12–6 | Gilbert Yvel | Technical Submission (armbar) | Road FC 047 | May 12, 2018 | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:43 | Beijing, China | Road FC 2018 Openweight Grand Prix Round 1. |- | Win | align=center| 12–5 | Dong-gook Kang | TKO (punches) | Road FC 040 | July 15, 2017 | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:27 | Seoul, South Korea | Successfully defended Road FC Openweight Championship. |- | Win | align=center| 11–5 | Carlos Toyota | KO (punches) | Road FC 035 | December 10, 2016 | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:10 | Seoul, South Korea | Retained Road FC Openweight Championship. |- | Win | align=center| 10–5 | Hong-man Choi | KO (punch) | Road FC 033 | September 24, 2016 | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:06 | Seoul, South Korea | Captured the Road FC Openweight Tournament and Championship. |- | Win | align=center| 9–5 | Hyun-man Myung | Submission (neck crank) | Road FC 030 in China | April 16, 2016 | align=center| 3 | align=center| 1:12 | Beijing, China | Semifinal bout of the Road FC Openweight Tournament. |} ... [record continues similarly]

Kickboxing Record (Partial)

|- style="background:#cfc;" |2018-11-17 || Victory ||align=left| Kengo Shimizu ||Rise 129 |Tokyo, Japan ||TKO (punches) ||3 ||0:55 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2018-09-17 || Defeat || align=left | Jairo Kusunoki ||HEAT 43 || Kariya, Japan ||Extra Round Decision ||4 ||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2015-12-05 ||Loss ||align=left | Tomáš Hron ||GIBU Fight Night 2 ||Prague, Czech Republic ||KO ||2|| N/A |- style="background:#fbb;" |2015-02-01 ||Loss ||align=left | Konstantin Gluhov ||Kunlun Fight 18 ||Guangzhou, China ||TKO (fist injury) ||align="center"|1 ||align="center"|2:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2012-12-22 ||Loss ||align=left | Raul Cătinaș ||SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final ||Bucharest, Romania ||Decision (unanimous) ||align="center"|3 ||align="center"|3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2012-09-08 ||Loss ||align=left | Rick Roufus ||K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles ||Los Angeles, California, USA ||Decision (split) ||align="center"|3 ||align="center"|3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2012-03-03 ||Loss ||align=left | Florian Pavic ||3rd Steko Fight Night ||Munich, Germany ||Decision ||align="center"|5 ||align="center"|3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2011-11-23 ||Loss ||align=left | Raoumaru ||RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011 ||Tokyo, Japan ||KO (knee) ||align="center"|3 ||align="center"|2:49 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2011-07-30 ||Loss ||align=left | Ben Edwards ||Capital Punishment 4 ||Canberra, Australia ||KO (right knee) ||align="center"|2 ||align="center"|2:18 |- style="background:#fbb;" |'2011-07-16' |'Loss' |'align=left' | Mladen Brestovac |'SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2011' |'Constanța, Romania' |'KO (left kick to the body)' |'1' |'2:18' |- style="background:#fbb;" |'2011-05-28' |'Loss' |'align=left' | Sergei Kharitonov |'United Glory 14: World Series Finals' |'Moscow, Russia' |'KO (right uppercut)' |'1' |'1:59' |- style="background:#fbb;" |'2010-12-11' |'Loss' |'align=left' | Peter Aerts |'K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final' |'Tokyo, Japan' |'KO (punches and kick)' |'1' |'2:20' |- style="background:#cfc;" |'2010-10-02' |'Win' |'align=left' | Raul Cătinaș |'K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16' |'Seoul, South Korea' |'Decision (unanimous)' |'3' |'3:00' |- style="background:#fbb;" |'2010-05-21' |'Loss' |'align=left' | Sebastian Ciobanu |'K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest' |'Bucharest, Romania' |'KO (kick to the throat)' |'1' |'2:24' |- style="background:#cfc;" |'2010-05-21' |'Win' |'align=left' | Roman Kleibl |'K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest' |'Bucharest, Romania' |'KO' |'3' |'1:56' |- style="background:#fbb;" |'2009-10-24' |'Loss' |'align=left' | Cătălin Moroşanu |'K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination' |'Arad, Romania' |'Extra Round Decision (split)' |'4' |'3:00' |- style="background:#cfc;" |'2008-08-09' |'Win' |'align=left' | Justice Smith |'K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii' |'Honolulu, Hawaii, USA' |'Decision (majority)' |'3' |'3:00' |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2008-04-13" |"Loss" |"align=left" | Kyotaro |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama" |"Yokohama, Japan" |"Extra Round Decision (unanimous)" |"4" |"3:00" |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2007-12-08" |"Loss" |"align=left" | Paul Slowinski |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final" |"Yokohama, Japan" |"TKO (low kicks)" |"2" |"0:50" |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2007-09-29" |"Loss" |"align=left" | Choi Hong-man |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Seoul Final 16" |"Seoul, South Korea" |"Decision (unanimous)" |"3" |"3:00" |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2007-08-11" |"Loss" |"align=left" | Stefan Leko |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas" |"Las Vegas, Nevada, USA" |"Decision (unanimous)" |"3" |"3:00" |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2007-06-23" |"Loss" |"align=left" | Semmy Schilt |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam" |"Amsterdam, Netherlands" |"Decision (unanimous)" |"3" |"3:00" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2007-04-04" |"Win" |"align=left" | Aleksandr Pitchkounov |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii" |"Honolulu, Hawaii, USA" |"KO (punches)" |"3" |"0:46" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2007-04-04" |"Win" |"align=left" | Jan Nortje |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii" |"Honolulu, Hawaii, USA" |"KO (right punch)" |"2" |"1:50" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2007-04-04" |"Win" |"align=left" | Kim Kyoung-suk |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii" |"Honolulu, Hawaii, USA" |"KO (straight punch)" |"1" |"1:37" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2007-03-04" |"Win" |"align=left" | Choi Hong-man |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama" |"Yokohama, Japan" |"KO (right overhand)" |"2" |"0:50" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2006-11-04" |"Win" |"align=left" | Abdel Lamidi |"K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006" |"Riga, Latvia" |"KO (right overhand)" |"1" |"2:17" |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2006-07-30" |"Loss" |"align=left" | Remy Bonjasky |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo" |"Sapporo, Japan" |"Decision (unanimous)" |"3" |"3:00" |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2005-09-23" |"Loss" |"align=left" | Peter Aerts |"K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka - Final Elimination" |"Osaka, Japan" |"KO (left low kick)" |"2" |"0:42" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2005-08-13" |"Win"

  • "align=left"* | Francois Botha
  • "K–1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II"*
  • "Las Vegas, Nevada, USA"*
  • "TKO (3 knockdowns)"*
  • "1"*
  • "1:20"*
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'2005–04–30'; 'Win'; 'align=left'; ' Remy Bonjasky'; 'K–1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas'; 'Las Vegas'; 'Decision (split)'; '3'; '3
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'2004–12–04'; 'Loss'; 'Kaoklai Kaennorsing'; 'K–1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final'; 'Tokyo'; 'KO (right high kick)'; '1'; '2
40';
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'2004–09–25'; 'Win'; 'Gary Goodridge'; 'K–1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination'; 'Tokyo'; 'TKO (3 knockdowns)'; '1'; '2
58';
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'2004–08–07'; 'Win'; 'Brecht Wallis'; 'K–1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II'; 'Las Vegas'; 'KO (right overhand)'; '2'; '2
55';
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'2004–08–07'; 'Win'; 'Scott Lighty'; 'K–1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II'; 'Las Vegas'; 'KO (right overhand)'; '1'; '1
29';
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'2004–08–07'; 'Win'; 'Sergei Gur'; 'K–1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II'; 'Las Vegas'; 'Decision (unanimous)'; '3'; '3
00';
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'2004–04–30'; 'Loss'; 'Dewey Cooper'; 'K–1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I '; 'Las Vegas '; 'Decision (unanimous) '; '3 '; '3
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'2004–04–30 '; Win; Carter Williams; K–1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I; Las Vegas; TKO; ‘3’; ‘1
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’2004–02–15’; Win; Hiraku Hori; K–1 Burning; Okinawa; KO (right hook); ‘4’; ‘1
22’;

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Boxing Record

|- |4 |Defeat |2–2 |align=left|Rodney Hernandez |UD |4 |N/A | |DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA |- |3 |Victory |2–1 |align=left|William Jackson |KO |1 |1:08 | |Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, USA | |- |2 |Victory |1–1 |align=left|Christopher Valente |KO |1 |0:17 | |Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, USA | |- |1 |Defeat |0–1 |align=left|Lamar Stephens |UD |6 |N/A | |Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, Florida, USA |

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

|- |Loss |align=center|1–1 |Mark Godbeer |TKO (referee stoppage) |VKB-Valor Bare Knuckle 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:56 |New Town, ND, US, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge | |- |Win |align=center|1–0 |"Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou" 

|TKO (punches)
|VKB-Valor Bare Knuckle 1 
|
|align=center |3 
|align=center |1:26 
|New Town, ND, US, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge 
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See also

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