For the first time ever, Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport heads to Tokyo, Japan’s Sumo Hall with a loaded card featuring the brand’s namesake in action against reigning IWGP World Champion Jon Moxley.
It’s a rematch from 2021’s Bloodsport 6 when Barnett picked up the victory by TKO. Since then, Moxley has picked up two straight victories in the unique format.
Minoru Suzuki will return to the red mat once again as he challenges the always dangerous Timothy Thatcher.
Former UFC & PRIDE star Rampage Jackson will return to Japan and make his Bloodsport debut as he faces Hideki Sekine while the legendary Masakatsu Funaki battles Bloodsport veteran Davey Boy Smith.
Another legend — Kazushi Sakuraba — challenges Santino Marella while Konami goes one-on-one with Maya Fukada in a women’s bout.
The card is rounded out by Hikaru Sato vs. Hideki Suzuki, Takuya Nomura vs. Erik Hammer, and Fuminori Abe vs. Yu Iizuka.
Our live coverage begins at 2 AM Eastern/11 PM Pacific.
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