Shinya Aoki Set to Compete at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII

– Josh Barnett announced today that MMA veteran and former DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki will be competing at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII in April. You can see the announcement below.

Aoki’s opponent for the event has not yet been revealed. Aoki is a longtime MMA veteran, competing in Strikeforce, DREAM, Rizin, and ONE FC during his career.

Bloodsport XIII is scheduled for Thursday, April 17 at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will stream live on Triller TV.

The "Tobikan Judan", Shinya Aoki is making his Bloodsport debut, at Josh Barnett's: Bloodsport XIII in Vegas!

The 60 fight MMA veteran and submission master will be looking to disassemble his opponent piece by piece.

Who will volunteer for this surgery?

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— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) February 27, 2025