At the tender age of 42, “Stitch ‘em Up” Joe
Schilling is going to test himself in the confines of the

Professional Fighters League in May.

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After over six years away from the sport of MMA, former Glory
kickboxing standout Schilling (4-6) will be coming back to compete
in a cage again. The PFL released
the news of his next fight on Thursday, which will take place at

PFL Brussels on May 23. There, he will square off inside of the
ING Arena with fellow former kickboxer Donegi
Abena, who will be making his professional debut.

The one-time welterweight will be taking this match in Brussels,
Belgium, at 205 pounds, in what will be his first MMA bout since
October 2019. At Bellator 229, Schilling saw his lone career win
streak come to a crashing halt when Tony
Johnson put him away with one punch. This also spelled the end
to his time with Bellator MMA, as the six-fight Bellator vet
could not get a license to compete again and was released from
his contract.
MMA Junkie was the first to break this news, reporting it
shortly before the PFL posted it on its social media.

From Glory to PFL

Suriname’s Abena served as Glory’s light heavyweight champ, winning
it against Sergej Maslobojev in 2023 and defending it once against
Mohamed Touchassie. He surrendered it in a split call against Tarik
Khbabez, and although he avenged the loss a few months later,
Khbabez got the better of him in their rubber match. Khbabez once
more prevailed by split decision, and decided to take some time
away from kickboxing. The man known as “Silverback” was briefly
linked to an MMA match against Paolo
Anastasi in 2022, but that fell apart for unknown reasons.

PFL Brussels Lineup:

Patrick
Habirora vs. Benson
Henderson – Welterweight
Taylor
Lapilus vs. Jake Hadley
– Bantamweight
Boris
Mbarga Atangana vs. Jared
Gooden – Middleweight
Baris
Adiguzel vs. Gustavo
Oliveira – Bantamweight
Asael
Adjoudj vs. Keisuke
Sasu – Featherweight
Donegi
Abena vs. Joe
Schilling – Light heavyweight

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