*Former Bellator fighter Joe Schilling is claimed self-defense after video of him knocking out a man at a bar went viral.

The 37-year-old wrote on Instagram he was “scared for his life” and “defending myself against the evil in this world” after a run-in with the man he said used a racial slur. The video popped up on Monday.

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Schilling said the man had been acting a fool toward the restaurant staff and other customers before he was targeted by the man.