Kevin Ross knew it was bound to happen. He has believed for many years that it was only a matter of time before kickboxing got a mainstream push in the United States. Ross, a longtime Muay Thai practitioner, just didn't know when it would happen.
Part of the California native thought kickboxing would gain a foothold long after he had been retired. Yet here he is as a part of the core of Bellator Kickboxing, backed by media giant Viacom, airing on Spike TV and headed by Scott Coker.
"I couldn't be more excited, man," Ross told MMA Fighting.