Kody Mommaerts (born October 23, 1995) more commonly known as Big Mo is an American entertainer and combat sports

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. He is currently the official Ring Announcer for the boxing promotion

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which airs on

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, and BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing which airs on

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and

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Biography

Kody Robert Mommaerts was born in

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, on October 23, 1995. From an early age, Mommaerts was very involved in sports and athletics. Mommaerts’ first trained in Shotokhan Karate which began his love for martial arts. He trained in the discipline for nearly 7 years alongside Karateka’s such as Kamran Madani. Mommaerts attended Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado, where he played

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as an offensive lineman. After winning a state championship in 2013, he played college football at the Division I level and attend the University of Northern Colorado. Mommaerts also attended the

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where he played football for 5 years as an offensive lineman, in a backup role. He graduated early with his

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in Business Marketing from the Monfort College of Business. With football eligibility still remaining, he pursued, and received a

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. Mommaerts was also an award-winning student, competing in, and winning international business competitions.

Ring Announcing Career

Boxing

Big Mo is currently the official Ring Announcer for the boxing promotion

owned by promoter Ben Shalom which broadcasts on

. Mommaerts also announced the Eddie Hall vs. Hafþór Björnsson fight in Dubai in March 2022. Mommaerts was the ring Announcer for

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’s 1st live sporting event Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson on November 15th, 2024.

Bareknuckle

Big Mo is currently the Ring Announcer for BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing.

MMA

Mommaerts' first job was with Sparta Sports & Entertainment where he was brought on as a color-commentator. Shortly after, he took over the ring announcer role. He is also the ring announcer for XMMA.

Lethwei

On November 7, 2020, Mommaerts was the announcer for

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. The match was first-ever

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fight in North America and was held in

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at the

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. The fight featured

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- Burmese world champion

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defending the Lethwei Golden Belt against American Cyrus Washington.

Filmography

Awards & Honors

In 2024, Mommaerts was named to

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's Boxing 30 Under 30 Power List. He was named the 'Bareknuckle Ring Announcer of the Year' by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in 2023. After his first year in the industry, Mommaerts was named the '2019 Ring Announcer on the Rise' by The Scrap News. He received the recognition again in 2020.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mommaerts, Kody 1995 births Living people Players of American football from Colorado Players of American football from Oceanside, California American football offensive linemen Northern Colorado Bears football players