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Joe Schilling potentially facing one charge of battery for alleged bar attack

Former Bellator fighter Joe Schilling is potentially facing one misdemeanor charge of simple battery after his alleged altercation with a man at a Florida bar went viral.

Schilling, 37, was caught on video knocking out a man who later identified himself as Justin Balboa on Sunday night at a bar in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. According to a police report obtained by MMA Fighting, Balboa told officers that he is a busboy who works at an Outback Steakhouse restaurant.

Representatives with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department initially made contact with Balboa on Sunday night.