Shayna Baszler gets an opponent.
Josh Barnett announced that Shayna Baszler will face Masha Slamovich at Bloodsport X on April 4.
This will mark Baszler's debut at Bloodsport. Slamovich is 1-2 at Bloodsport. She defeated Janai Kai in 2022, but lost to Marina Shafir and Allysin Kay in 2021.
Baszler, a former MMA and UFC fighter, is signed to WWE while Slamovich is signed by TNA Wrestling.
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Bloodsport is a hybrid wrestling-MMA event with no ropes and fights ending only by knockout, submission, or referee stoppage.
Here is the current lineup for Bloodsport:
Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X (4/4)
- Shayna Baszler vs. Masha Slamovich
- Erik Hammer vs. Lou Nixon
- Minoru Suzuki vs. Royce Isaacs
- Josh Barnett vs. Johnny Bloodsport (John Hennigan)
- Nic Nemeth vs. Mike Bailey
- AKIRA vs. Matt Makowski
- Axel Tischer vs. Timothy Thatcher
- Takuya Nomura vs. Fuminori Abe
Fightful will have coverage of Bloodsport X on April 4.