Joe Schilling Biography
Joe Schilling an American professional Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist known for having competed in the Middleweight division for Bellator Kickboxing and Bellator MMA. He was born on January 13, 1984, in Dayton Ohio, U.S.A.
Joe Schilling Age
Schilling was born on 13 January 1984 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
Joe Schilling Career
Schilling is known for his use of elbows to cut opponents and is nicknamed “Stitch ’em Up”. As of 1 November 2018, he was ranked the no.7 middleweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press. Joe was raised by a single mother alongside two other siblings. A troublesome child, he was expelled from four different schools and took up Muay Thai at 15 years old, hoping that it would give him direction and focus.
He was also kicked out of the family home at 17, worked odd jobs, and began his fighting career in local Toughman Contests while living with his brother Kevin, in a small property that his grandmother owned. After his grandmother died, Schilling moved to Los Angeles, California where he found work as a personal trainer at a YMCA. He met his future trainer and business partner Mark Komuro while training at the LA Boxing Club.
Joe Schilling Net Worth
Schilling has an estimated net worth of $5 million
Joe Schilling Keaton
Schilling shared a moving video in which he said he felt “stupid” after reaching out to the mother of bullied child Keaton Jones, only for her to spurn his offer of a trip to LA and instead ask him for hard cash.
A video of Keaton describing to Kimberly his ordeal at the hand of school bullies – who he says poured milk over him at lunch and called him “ugly” – recently went viral. The heartbreaking clip garnered more than 20 million views after being posted by the mom-of-three on her Facebook page.
In response, a wave of sports celebrities rallied to offer the boy messages of support and exclusive presents. They included UFC chief Dana White, who offered to bring Keaton to the promotion’s Las Vegas headquarters to “hang out” and meet fighters.
Actor Chris Evans also proposed to bring the middle schooler to the Avengers premiere in LA next year. Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, and Gal Gadot were also on hand to send their sympathies.
Joe Schilling Height and Weight
Schilling stands tall at a height of 6 feet 3 inches and has an average body weight.
Joe Schilling Family
Schilling along with his two siblings were raised by their mother in a single-parent home.
Joe Schilling Wife
Schilling is engaged to Cina Brown, the duo is yet to marry. Besides, the pair are raising two sons together.
However, when fighter Schilling reached out to help Keaton through his mother, he says Keaton’s mother saddened him. This was because she refused to accept a trip to Los Angeles to attend a top Bellator event, instead insisting on the money.