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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 6-1 record in Josh Barnett's Bloodsport events. His only loss was to Jon Moxley in 2021.

52-year-old MMA pioneer Sakuraba has been wrestling primarily in NOAH in recent years. "The Gracie Hunter" hasn't fought in MMA since 2015. He created and runs the five-on-five submission grappling promotion, Quintet. He developed the concept for the promotion along with Barnett. 

O’Hearn is a bodybuilder and actor. He was "Titan" on the American Gladiators revival show in 2008. 

Mozimanashavili is an amateur wrestler from Georgia. He was stripped of a silver medal in the 2012 Olympics and banned for six years after testing positive for a banned substance. 

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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