Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn: How To Watch

Key facts

Fight: Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn
Title on the line: Garcia’s welterweight world title
Date: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
Prelims: 5 PM ET/2 PM PT
Main card: 8 PM ET/5 PM PT
Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
How to watch: Stream live on Paramount+
Cost: Included with any Paramount+ plan at no additional cost
Co-main event: Jai Opetaia vs. Noel Mikaelian
Promoters: Zuffa Boxing and Ring Magazine
Garcia’s record: 25-2 (20 KOs)
Benn’s record: 25-1 (14 KOs)

Big news for boxing fans: Conor Benn challenges welterweight world champion Ryan Garcia on Saturday, Sept. 12, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight event streams exclusively on Paramount+, with no pay-per-view, or additional cost to subscribers.

Garcia, 27, from California, is the WBC welterweight champ. Benn is the 29-year-old son of former middleweight and super-middleweight champ Nigel Benn. A star in his own right, the British fighter started his career with 23 straight wins — just like Garcia.

Garcia vs. Benn is presented by Zuffa Boxing and Ring Magazine. The event caps a combat-sports doubleheader on Paramount+, following Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado earlier the same day.

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When is Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn?

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn takes place on Saturday, Sept. 12, during Mexican Independence Day weekend.

The boxing bout, scheduled for 12 rounds, will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

What time does Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn start?

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn’s main card starts at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on Saturday, Sept. 12. The prelims begin at 5 PM ET/2 PM PT.

How to watch on Paramount+

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn streams live exclusively on Paramount+ on Saturday, Sept. 12. The full fight card, featuring nine bouts, is included with a subscription to any Paramount+ plan at no additional cost. There is no pay-per-view.

To watch the live Garcia vs. Benn fight, get started with your Paramount+ subscription, and/or log into your account. When the fight starts, go to the Live TV hub. You’ll stream the live fight from there.

After the fight, you can watch full fight replay of Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn on demand on Paramount+ with a subscription (any plan). Look for the full event on the Zuffa Boxing show page.

Where is Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn?

The fight takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Garcia returns to the venue where he defeated Mario Barrios to win the welterweight world title earlier this year.

Who’s fighting: Full fight card

The main card for Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn features four fights, including the co-main event with Jai Opetaia vs. Noel Mikaelian, a battle for the Zuffa Boxing and Ring cruiserweight titles. Additionally, the prelims features five scheduled fights.

Here’s a look at all nine fights set for Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn:

Main card

Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn (12 rounds) (Welterweight World Title)
Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelian (12 rounds) (Zuffa & Ring Cruiserweight World Titles)
Da’Mazion Vanhouter vs Raphael Akpejiori (8 rounds) (heavyweight)
Mark Magsayo vs Andres Cortes (10 rounds) (lightweight)

Prelims

Oswaldo Molina vs Pablo Rubio (6 rounds) (lightweight)
Abel Gonzalez vs Raul Salomon (8 rounds) (super middleweight)
Vland Panin vs Dakota Linger (6 rounds) (super welterweight)
Jose Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha (10 rounds) (welterweight)
Sean Garcia vs Abraham Morales (6 rounds) (lightweight)

Notes: Fight cards are subject to change.

Garcia-Benn weigh-in results

The official weigh-ins for Garcia vs. Benn were Friday, Sept. 10. All fighters made weight, and no fights were canceled.

Here are the complete official weigh-in results for the Garcia-Benn card.

Main card

Ryan Garcia (145.5) vs Conor Benn (146)
Jai Opetaia (199) vs Noel Mikaelian (200)
Da’Mazion Vanhouter (231.5) vs Raphael Akpejiori (246)
Mark Magsayo (134.5) vs Andres Cortes (135)

Prelims

Oswaldo Molina (131.5) vs Pablo Rubio (131)
Abel Gonzalez (167.5) vs Raul Salomon (167)
Vland Panin (151.5) vs Dakota Linger (150.5)
Jose Ramirez (146.5) vs Alexis Rocha (146.5)
Sean Garcia (134) vs Abraham Morales (134)

Why Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn matters

Garcia enters the bout as welterweight world champion with a professional record of 25-2 and 20 knockouts.

Benn has a professional record of 25-1 with 14 knockouts. He earned the title shot after defeating former world champion Regis Prograis in his Zuffa Boxing debut.

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn records

Ryan Garcia

Record: 25-2
Knockouts: 20
Status: Welterweight world champion

Conor Benn

Record: 25-1
Knockouts: 14
Status: World title challenger

What Conor Benn said about the fight

Benn said he has been working toward a world title fight throughout his career.

“This is the fight I’ve been building toward my whole career. A decade since turning pro, three stadium shows back home, and a family feud thirty years in the making finally settled. Now it’s time to seal my legacy with the same title my dad won in America. With the world title and my family’s name on the line, every session, every sacrifice, it’s all led to this. September 12th in Vegas, I’m coming to make history again.”

What Dana White said about Garcia vs. Benn

UFC President and CEO Dana White, the founder of Zuffa Boxing, said both fighters have been working toward this matchup.

“Conor Benn has won 26 of his 27 professional fights and is coming off a big win in the U.K. earlier this year,” White said. “Ryan Garcia is one of the biggest stars in boxing and a world champion. These guys are in their prime, and it’s a fight they’ve both wanted for a long time.”

Who is promoting Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn?

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn is presented by Zuffa Boxing and Ring Magazine.

Efrain Miron, EVP, Head of Content Strategy and Licensing, Direct-to-Consumer at Paramount, said Garcia and Benn will continue the tradition of boxing on Mexican Independence Day weekend when they meet in Las Vegas.

More information about the event will be announced as it becomes available.