The legendary Masashi Takeda is coming back to Bloodsport.

Japanese deathmatch legend Masashi Takeda is returning to Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport for the first time since 2019. This will be Takeda’s first time in Bloodsport competition since the first ever Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport, where he defeated Jonathan Gresham in Jersey City, New Jersey. His opponent has yet to be announced.

The huge return will take place at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV on Friday, April 17th at Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of The Collective. The entirety of The Collective will take place during Wrestlemania week and will stream live on TrillerTV+.

This madman has been in the Bloodsport ring before, spilling blood, and emerging victorious.

With his MMA background, and his death defying deathmatch experience, he fears no challenge and meets them all with smile.

Masashi Takeda returns to Josh Barnett's: Bloodsport

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