Former Glory, Bellator fighter Joe Schilling knocks out bar patron, cites self-defence – ‘I was scared for my life’
- Video of Schilling knocking a man out cold at a bar with two punches goes viral on social media
- American describes incident as a ‘life-threatening experience’ and claims the man made a racist comment to a member of the bar staff
Former Glory kick-boxer and Bellator fighter Joe Schilling has claimed he acted in “self-defence” after a video of him knocking out a bar patron went viral on Monday.
The video shows Schilling – who has been training at the Sanford MMA gym in Florida this month – knocking a man out cold with two punches at an establishment, but it is not known where or when the incident took place, nor if the police became involved.
The 37-year-old American “Stitch ’em Up” (4-6 in MMA) – who was wearing a T-shirt saying “ring, cage, parking lot” – was bumped into by the man, who had been dancing by the bar. Schilling turned around, before the man moved towards him, and Schilling quickly punched him, sending him crashing to the floor.
“Self defence is apparently not what this country is about any more,” Schilling wrote in an Instagram post along with the video of the incident, which was later removed by Instagram.
“Don’t trip I got the video love you guys thanks for the concern and support during my life threatening experience. Big shout out to @theyardmuaythai for preparing me for this life threatening situation.”
Schilling added the hashtag #f***racists to his caption, before further explaining his side of the incident in another post on his Instagram story.
