Joe “Stitch’em Up” Schilling (13-3), a native of Dayton, Ohio, comes from the school of hard knocks.  Raised by a single mother, Schilling, the youngest of three boys, was expelled from four different schools before reaching high school when he suddenly discovered his passion that would give him direction and focus – martial arts, namely Muay Thai style kickboxing.

Not long after being kicked out of his home at age 17, Schilling acted on his dream of relocating to California.  He touched down in Los Angeles where he found a Muay Thai trainer in Mark Komuro.

Together, Schilling and Komuro eventually converted a former jail in Lincoln Heights, a lower income section of Los Angeles, into a Muay Thai gym and named their training camp “The Yard,” after the outdoor location in jailhouses where prisoners do assigned work.

Schilling returns to action at Lion Fight 7 at The Joint inside the world famous Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 13. The WBC Light Heavyweight Interim World Muay Thai Champion Joe Schilling will face the aggressive and hard hitting Eddie Walker (8-1) as the headlining main event.

“Joe Schilling is one of the best talents in the sport of Muay Thai today,” said Lion Fight Promotions President Scott Kent.  “He’s explosive, brutal and he has a burning desire to become one of the all-time greats in our incredible sport.  We’re excited to have him on board with Lion Fight Promotions for the long run and we’re looking forward to putting on some great shows with him.”

Lion Fight 10
July 26th live on AXS TV
The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas