{"id":330567,"date":"2026-05-07T06:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=330567"},"modified":"2026-05-07T06:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:58:17","slug":"dana-white-to-host-adin-ross-brand-risk-event-featuring-controversial-ex-nfl-star-on-the-ufc-apex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/dana-white-to-host-adin-ross-brand-risk-event-featuring-controversial-ex-nfl-star-on-the-ufc-apex\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White to host Adin Ross’ Brand Risk event featuring controversial ex-NFL star on the UFC Apex"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dana White will put the Meta Apex to good use in the course of the UFC\u2019s only week off this month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s fight with kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven will take centre stage on May 23.<\/p>\n

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The UFC CEO won\u2019t make the trip to Egypt for that fight as he\u2019ll be in Las Vegas for one more event. <\/p>\n

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If Dana White allowed you to choose a brand new location for a UFC event, where would you decide?\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f<\/h3>\n

The UFC continues to land in recent locations, but there are still some popular destinations left.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brand Risk 14 confirmed for the UFC Apex<\/h2>\n

Adin Ross will promote Brand Risk 14 at the ability owned and operated by Dana White\u2018s MMA league.<\/p>\n

Since its launch in 2024, Brand Risk has pitted celebrities and content creators against one another in viral boxing bouts. <\/p>\n

A battle between adult film stars Jason Luv and Adam22 is the promotion\u2019s biggest fight to this point.<\/p>\n

On May 23, Brand Risk will transition into MMA for a major event featuring a controversial ex-NFL star. <\/p>\n

Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel will face influencer Bob Menery in a fight White can\u2019t wait for. <\/p>\n

See below for the complete list of fights set to happen at Adin Ross presents Brand Risk 14. Reid Boxing can be the promoter of record for the event.<\/p>\n

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    Dana White\u2019s big bet <\/h2>\n

    Dana White has already bet $10,000 on Bob Menery backing out of his fight with Johnny Manziel. <\/p>\n

    So that you guys have seen all of the stuff that\u2019s gone on with me and Nelk and Bob Menery through the years,\u201d the UFC boss said after hearing about Adin Ross\u2019 latest major event, which was originally set to happen in Miami.<\/p>\n

    \u201cMenery is back, and he has supposedly signed a deal on Adin Ross\u2019 fight show down in Miami to fight Johnny Manziel, okay? So Menery hits me up and says, \u2018Who’re you betting on?\u2019 I said, \u2018I\u2019m betting on you don\u2019t even show up, that\u2019s my bet\u2019.<\/p>\n

    \u201cMenery never does anything he says he\u2019s going to do. So Adin Ross\u2019 fight show in Miami, Menery vs Manziel, Polymarket put a bet on it where you’ll be able to bet whether he shows up or not\u2026 There\u2019s no way 49 per cent of individuals consider in Bob Menery and that he\u2019s going to point out up.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThere\u2019s no way in hell, so I\u2019m betting $10,000 Menery doesn’t show up. And Bob, should you do and the night before it looks such as you\u2019re going to fight, I\u2019m flying to Miami to observe this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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