Charlie Dempsey vs. Royce Issacs set for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XI

Charlie Dempsey now has an opponent for Bloodsport.

Josh Barnett announced on X that Dempsey will face Royce Issacs next weekend in Brooklyn. He wrote:

Two mat grapplers set to lock up and go hold for hold, submission to submission, catch to catch.

Dempsey proved he belonged in Bloodsport in his last outing, capturing victory in a hard fought match with Matt Makowski.

Isaacs has been a staple of Bloodsport and was trading hold for hold with submission wizard Minoru Suzuki last time.

Both are on the rise and both want a souvenir to hang on the wall – a limb taken from a defeated opponent.

Dempsey is one of four WWE stars that will compete on the card, with Shayna Baszler and The Creed Brothers have all having been previously announced. Issacs has previously worked in New Japan Strong as part of the West Coast Wrecking Crew with Jorel Nelson. Both were previously members of Team Filthy with Tom Lawlor, who is also on the Bloodsport card.

Here’s the current card:

• Mike Santana vs. Homicide
• Julius Creed vs. Matt Makowski
• Shayna Baszler vs. Miyu Yamashita
• Mike Bailey vs. Akira
• Masha Slamovich vs. Jody Threat
• Timothy Thatcher vs. Josh Woods
• Brutus Creed vs. Tom Lawlor
• Charlie Dempsey vs. Royce Issacs