Overview
- The bout is set for light heavyweight at ING Arena in Brussels on May 23.
- Donegi Abena will make his mixed martial arts debut against Schilling, who fights in MMA for the first time since October 2019.
- Schilling, 42, last competed in MMA at Bellator 229 with a knockout loss to Tony Johnson and later fell to Luke Rockhold in Karate Combat in April 2024.
- Abena, 28, is a former GLORY light heavyweight champion with a 31-11 kickboxing record.
- Schilling–Abena joins a PFL Brussels lineup that includes Patrick Habirora vs. Benson Henderson and other announced matchups.