Joe Schilling signs with Lion Fight Promotions for February fight

Light heavyweight Joe Schilling has joined on with Vegas-area Muay Thai company Lion Fight Promotions to compete in the first of what is expected to be many fights under the organization’s banner. Schilling holds a 12-1 overall record with ten knockouts and currently holds a WBC interim championship.

Schilling’s first fight will come on February 25 against polished Canadian Simon Marcus (42-2-2) at Battle in the Desert 5 which will go down live at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

“Lion Fight Promotions is taking the bull by the horns as far as bringing the sport of Muay Thai to mainstream America and making it a major sport here, so it’s the perfect home for me because Muay Thai is my life and I want to fight the best fighters out there on a big stage,” explained the once-beaten Schilling in a press release to media.

Schilling fought this past August for Lion Fight as well, knocking out Brandon Banda with a knee only a few minutes into the opening round of their bout. According to Schilling, fans should expect a similar result against the vastly more-experienced Marcus.

“I’m not going to outpoint him. I’m going to knock him out. That’s what I do.”

PHOTO CREDIT – LIONFIGHTPROMOTIONS