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More names have been confirmed for Bloodsport Bushido.  Josh Barnett and Minoru Suzuki announced last month that they will bring the shoot-style event to the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on June 22. Both Pancrase veterans will be on the card that night as well.  Sports Illustrated was the first to report that the following names are also scheduled for the show: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Davey Boy Smith Jr. Kazushi Sakuraba Mike “The Titan” O’Hearn David Mozimanashavili Masakatsu Funaki Jackson, the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, hasn't fought in MMA since his loss to Fedor Emelianenko in late 2019, although he took part in a Fight Circus event in Thailand in April 2023. In January, Jackson announced he'd signed to fight 52-year-old Shannon Briggs in a boxing match in Qatar.  Masakatsu Funaki co-founded Pancrase along with Minoru Suzuki. The 55-year-old keeps an active freelance schedule in Japan. He had a "Martial Arts Rules" match with Barnett on a NOAH show last September.  Davey Boy Smith Jr. has a

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