Kevin Ross

Born in Reading Pennsylvania in 1980, Ross moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1994. He first discovered Muay Thai at the age of 14 when he saw a match on ESPN. He spent his teen years in a fog of drinking and partying. Ross had always dreamed of being a fighter and at the urging of a close friend, he looked into Muay Thai but thought it required too much of a commitment. When that same friend died at 18 years old, the shock sent Ross spiraling out of control and into a life of alcohol addiction that would last for four years. In 2003, a series of events became the fuel for turning his life around. One of his partying friends was involved in a car accident while driving under the influence, another put himself through the windshield of a car while doing the same thing. Ross himself was pulled over for driving over 100 mph in an emergency lane. While drinking one night with then-girlfriend, Gina Carano, he felt his life was going nowhere and decided to make a change. He quit drinking, cold turkey, walked into a kickboxing gym the next day, and began training with Master Toddy. Nine months later Ross had his first fight in Salt Lake City, Utah. The opponent he was to face didn't show so he took the only other available opponent. He was outweighed by 20 pounds and lost the fight when his corner threw in the towel. Never backing down from a fight has become his signature. He is ranked as one of the best kickboxers in the world.