Josh Barnett Comments On Potentially Taking Bloodsport To Saudi Arabia, ‘I Believe That I Am A Force For Bringing The World More Together Than Apart’

Josh Barnett comments on possibly taking Bloodsport to Saudi Arabia.

Earlier this month, it was revealed that WWE will be taking WrestleMania 43 to Saudi Arabia in 2027. The announcement was met with a ton of pushback before a report surfaced from POST Wrestling stating that GCW owner Brett Lauderdale has been approached about hosting events in the country before WrestleMania in 2027.

Speaking with Muscle Man Malcolm for a new interview, Bloodsport owner Josh Barnett was asked about possibly taking his brand to Saudi Arabia in 2027.

“Look, I know that there is a controversial environmental around Saudi Arabia and pro wrestling and the companies going back and forth from there. I honestly doesn’t participate in any of that because I see the arguments and they’re not hard for me to understand, but ultimately, my opinion is wherever I go and whatever I do, I always do things with sincerity and I believe that I am a force for bringing the world more together than apart. While it’s not my duty or even necessarily my interest to try and use pro wrestling or whatever avenue I may be associated with to create universal peace and harmony in the world, I’m not taking that on as my responsibility but what I can do is bring something that is sincere, authentic, and really — what it does with something, let’s say in this case Bloodsport or if I was to bring an MMA event there or whatever, there’s more about this that is understood by everyone than less. We’re more alike in this degree. My hope would be that by coming down there, let’s say in this case with Bloodsport, we could do something to motivate or bring an approach that they wouldn’t otherwise have access to. Maybe from there, in time, we might see things change in a manner that is more suitable to those that are against the way they do things down there. I also sit back and try to not be — I don’t filter history through the lens of modernity and I don’t filter necessarily every other place in the world through mine. I realize that everywhere is going to be different, sometimes in small degrees and sometimes in great degrees. My job is not to go out there and tell the world how to exist, my job is to be an upright standing person who lives by his ethics and does for those what he says he’ll do.”

Bloodsport London is set to take place on Sunday, September 28. Fans can check out the current lineup for the show by clicking here.

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