Johnny Manziel has been out of the NFL for about a decade, but he returned to competitive sports in a different capacity on Saturday night.
Manziel fought podcaster and social media influencer Bob Menery in a UFC Apex event that featured many former athletes. While Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson were also duking it out, it’s Manziel vs. Menery that was the main event on a stacked card.
As expected between two public figures like Manziel and Menery, there was been a good bit of trash talk in the lead-up to the fight. UFC CEO Dana White even put $10,000 on Menery not even showing up for the event in Las Vegas.
So, who won win the fight between Manziel and Menery? Here’s the latest.
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Who won Johnny Manziel vs. Bob Menery?
While neither brought much fighting experience, Manziel beat Menery on Saturday night via first-round stoppage.
The former quarterback landed a few kicks on Menery, then took the social media star down and proceeded to land some hard strikes before the referee waved the fight off at 2 minutes, 16 seconds.
Johnny Manziel just stopped Bob Menery in the first round of their MMA fight
Dana White couldn’t stop laughing 💀 pic.twitter.com/9x98EqYsY1
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) May 24, 2026
However, Manziel also said after his victory that it was likely his first and last MMA fight.
“This was good enough for one time,” he said, per ESPN.
Johnny Manziel vs. Bob Menery full card results
Main event
- Johnny Manziel def. Bob Menery by first-round TKO (MMA)
Co-main event
- Supah Hot Fire def. Ray J by second-round TKO (MMA)
Main card
- Lance Stephenson def. Michael Beasley by submission (MMA)
- Johnathan “No Neck Jay” Webb def. Shane Chance by second-round stoppage (MMA)
- Jeremy Smith def. Ryder Warbrick by unanimous decision
- Dominick “Dom the Troll” Giannetto def.. Tommy Tough Knuckles by submission (MMA)
Prelims
- Antonio Williams over Haskell Rhodes by majority decision (Boxing)
- Gabe Silva vs. Malcolm Peck ends in a draw (Boxing)
- Anthony Proctor over Ethan Stern by unanimous decision (Boxing)
- Deshawn Prather over Andrew Garcia by unanimous decision (Boxing)
- Alvin Varmall Jr. over Britton Norwood by TKO (Boxing)
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