Josh Barnett To Face Yuji Nagata At Bloodsport XV

Josh Barnett and Yuji Nagata will clash at Bloodsport XV.

The two clashed at NJPW Wrestling World 2003 with Nagata successfully defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the bout.

Barnett is 11-3-1 in Bloodsport bouts. This is Nagata’s Bloodsport debut.

23 Years ago, these two met in the Tokyo Dome, vying for the IWGP Heavyweight championship. It was the beginning for one, and for other, standing against an outside foe coming to take what he has earned.

Now decades later – no titles on the line; nothing at stake but pride,… pic.twitter.com/suVcf669LB

— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) March 30, 2026

Fans can purchase tickets to the event here.

Here is the current list of fights and competitors for the event:

Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport (4/17)

• Masashi Takeda vs. Pete Dunne
• Timothy Thatcher vs. Charlie Dempsey
• Erick Stevens vs. Fuminori Abe
• Joe Dashou vs. Ulka Sasaki
• Matt Mako vs. Angel Verduzco
• Miyu Yamashita vs. Janai Kai
• Ray Jaz vs. Zack Sabre Jr
• Royce Isaacs vs. Shane Mercer
• Shayna Baszler vs. Nattie
• Yuji Nagata vs. Josh Barnett

You can find results from around the wrestling world at Fightful’s results section.