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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
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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