MTG 071: Kevin Ross Talks Title Defense Against Yamato at Lion Fight 21

<h2 data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; text-align: center;"> <span data-mce-style="color: #ff0000;" style="color: red;">Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 71</span></h2> <div class="mceTemp" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> <dl class="wp-caption alignright" data-mce-style="width: 316px;" id="attachment_6063" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); float: right; margin: 10px 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center; width: 316px;"> <dt class="wp-caption-dt" style="-webkit-user-drag: none;"><a data-mce-href="www.benniepalmore.com" href="https://www.blogger.com/www.benniepalmore.com" style="-webkit-user-drag: none;"><img alt="Photo courtesy of Bennie E. Palmore II of www.benniepalmore.com" class=" wp-image-6063" data-mce-src="http://www.muay-thai-guy.com/wp-content/uploads/62D5925-819x1024.jpg" height="383" src="http://www.muay-thai-guy.com/wp-content/uploads/62D5925-819x1024.jpg" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="306" /></a></dt> <dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px 5px;">Photo courtesy of Bennie E. Palmore II of www.benniepalmore.com</dd></dl> </div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> Kevin Ross is arguably the best Muay Thai fighter in the US and one of the top fighters in the world. He'll be defending his Lion Fight title in a rematch against Tetsuya Yamato on March 27th in California and talks about his training leading up to this highly anticipated fight plus much more including:</div> <ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> <li>How his recovery from knee surgery a few years back has been going.</li> <li>His philosophy on fighting with injuries and why he'll never back out of a fight.</li> <li>Why he's decided to take fights on short notice and then benefits/dangers of doing so.</li> <li>How he was able to overcome his TKO loss in the first round of his first fight.</li> <li>What makes his trainer Kirian Fitzgibbons such an invaluable person to have in his corner.</li> <li>Why Kirian decided to bring Kru Dam over from Sitmonchai Gym in Thailand to help train Kevin.</li> <li>The importance of having quality training partners, especially his size.</li> <li>His thoughts on his first fight against Yamato and what he plans on doing differently in the rematch,</li> <li>What it's been like signing autographs, doing TV interviews and dealing with media leading up to fights.</li> <li>His thoughts on the judging and rules related to Lion Fights and other top promotions.</li> <li>And much, much more.</li> </ul> <div style="background-color: white; 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