Garcia vs Benn: Date, fight time, undercard, ring walks, prediction and odds

It is a maiden defence for Garcia, who bounced back from his shock loss to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero in a WBA ‘regular’ welterweight title fight in New York last year by thoroughly outpointing and dethroning Mario Barrios in February.It will be Benn’s first outing at welterweight since he knocked out Chris van Heerden in the second round in Manchester in April 2022, having fought Eubank Jr twice up at super-middleweight before taking on Prograis at a catchweight of 150 pounds.Rivals: There has been plenty of animosity between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn in the build-up to this title fightGettyHe weighed over 150 pounds for previous outings against both Rodolfo Orozco and Peter Dobson in 2023 and 2024.Garcia vs Benn fight date and venueRyan Garcia vs Conor Benn for the WBC welterweight title takes place on Saturday September 12, 2026 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.Garcia vs Benn fight time and ring walksThe event being held in Las Vegas means UK fight fans are in for a familiar late night - or an early morning, depending on your preferred approach.Ring walks for the main event are expected at around 4am BST on Sunday morning, which is 11pm ET and 8pm PT on Saturday night in the USA.The main card is set to get under way at approximately 1am BST, which is 8pm ET and 5pm PT. As ever, those exact timings are subject to change.How to watch Garcia vs Benn TV channel and live stream: Garcia vs Benn is available to watch live and exclusively in the UK and Ireland via DAZN pay-per-view and DAZN Ultimate, at a cost of £24.99.Those who have purchased the event can watch it live on the DAZN website and app.The event is being streamed on Paramount+ in the USA.Garcia vs Benn undercardSaturday’s undercard is headlined by a cruiserweight title fight between Zuffa and The Ring champion Jai Opetaia and WBC title-holder Noel Mikaelian, which Zuffa insist will go ahead as scheduled despite Don King Productions sending a cease and desist letter this week alleging that they hold exclusive promoting rights regarding Mikaelian.Ryan Garcia vs Conor BennJai Opetaia vs Noel MikaelianDa'Mazion Vanhouter vs Raphael AkpejioriMark Magsayo vs Andres CortesOswaldo Molina vs Pablo Rubio JrAbel Gonzalez vs Raul SalomonVlad Panin vs Dakota LingerJose Ramirez vs Alexis RochaSean Garcia vs Abraham MoralesTough night: Conor Benn had to work very hard against Regis Prograis in AprilGettyGarcia vs Benn predictionIt is very difficult to know quite what to expect in Las Vegas this weekend, which is what makes this title bout so intriguing.Read MoreWe have not seen Benn compete at welterweight for almost four-and-a-half years, while he worryingly admitted this week that he had been “dragged down to the pits of hell” during his weight cut and would immediately vacate the title if he beats Garcia before moving back up.How he handles that gruelling cut is likely to prove a crucial factor, with the likes of former opponent Chris Algieri having expressed concern over pictures of Benn looking “drawn” and gaunt after twice fighting Eubank Jr at 160 pounds and weighed as much as 185 pounds.Garcia is even more unpredictable, outclassing an unconvincing champion in Barrios after being majorly upset by Romero. He was brushed aside by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and beat up Devin Haney in a shocker, only to later be handed a one-year doping ban as the result of that latter fight was changed to a ‘no contest’.Sublime on his day, there is simply no guessing what version of Garcia you might get for any given fight. But if he’s fully focused and puts together that power and mesmerising hand speed, he is one of the best in the business.Fireworks appear guaranteed in one of the fights of the year, but we expect a drained Benn to fall short in his last welterweight clash.Garcia to win by decision.And the new: Ryan Garcia holds the WBC welterweight title after dethroning Mario Barrios in FebruaryGettyGarcia vs Benn latest oddsGarcia to win on points/by decision: 5/2Garcia to win by knockout, technical knockout or disqualification: 1/1Benn to win on points/by decision: 6/1Benn to win by knockout, technical knockout or disqualification: 5/1