Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn: Miami Time, TV & Full Fight Card
Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn is live September 12, 2026. See the Miami start time, Paramount+ streaming details, venue and full fight card.
If you're watching from Miami, the easiest way to think about tonight's schedule is simple: prelims at 5 PM, main card at 8 PM.
You do not need to convert Las Vegas time yourself. Miami is on Eastern Daylight Time in September, three hours ahead of Las Vegas.
Ryan Garcia puts his welterweight world title on the line against Conor Benn in the headline fight of a nine-bout card that also includes Jai Opetaia vs. Noel Mikaelian for the Zuffa Boxing and Ring cruiserweight titles.
What time is Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn in Miami?
For viewers in Miami, the preliminary card begins at 5:00 PM EDT and the main card begins at 8:00 PM EDT on Saturday, September 12.
T-Mobile Arena lists the event itself as starting at 2:00 PM local Las Vegas time. That is 5:00 PM in Miami and corresponds with the start of the prelims.
| Part of event | Miami | Las Vegas |
|---|---|---|
| Doors open | 4:00 PM EDT | 1:00 PM PDT |
| Prelims / event start | 5:00 PM EDT | 2:00 PM PDT |
| Main card | 8:00 PM EDT | 5:00 PM PDT |
How to watch Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn in the U.S.
In the United States, the complete Garcia vs. Benn event streams live on Paramount+.
Paramount+ lists the prelims for 5:00 PM ET and the main card for 8:00 PM ET.
For U.S. subscribers, the event is included with Paramount+ rather than being sold as a separate pay-per-view.
Viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland have different distribution: the event is available through DAZN pay-per-view or the DAZN Ultimate Tier.
Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn full fight card
The official card currently includes four main-card fights and five preliminary bouts. Fight cards can still change before or during an event.
Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn: what is at stake?
This is a welterweight world-title fight, with Garcia making the first defense of the championship he won earlier in 2026.
Ryan Garcia
Record: 25-2
Knockouts: 20
Role: Welterweight world champion
Conor Benn
Record: 25-1
Knockouts: 14
Role: World-title challenger
Garcia returns to T-Mobile Arena after capturing his first world title there earlier in the year.
Benn enters the fight after defeating former world champion Regis Prograis in his Zuffa Boxing debut and is challenging for a world title for the first time.
At Friday's official weigh-in, Garcia weighed 145.5 pounds and Benn weighed 146 pounds.
Opetaia vs. Mikaelian is the co-main event
The other championship fight on the main card features undefeated cruiserweight Jai Opetaia against Noel Mikaelian.
The Zuffa Boxing and Ring cruiserweight world titles are on the line in their 12-round bout.
The remaining main-card fights are Da'Mazion Vanhouter vs. Raphael Akpejiori at heavyweight and Mark Magsayo vs. Andres Cortes at lightweight.
Where is Garcia vs. Benn taking place?
Garcia vs. Benn takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The venue is located at:
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States
The arena lists doors opening at 1:00 PM PDT and the event beginning at 2:00 PM PDT.
Tickets are still listed as available through the venue's official ticketing partner, AXS.
Why the Miami time can be confusing
The fight is happening in Las Vegas, but viewers searching from South Florida will usually see a mixture of ET and PT schedules.
Miami is on EDT, UTC−4 on September 12, while Las Vegas is on PDT, UTC−7.
That makes Miami exactly three hours ahead tonight.
So when an official listing says:
And when the prelims begin at 2:00 PM PT in Las Vegas, they begin at 5:00 PM EDT in Miami.
Frequently asked questions
What time does Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn start in Miami?
The prelims begin at 5:00 PM EDT in Miami on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The main card begins at 8:00 PM EDT. Garcia vs. Benn is the final fight, so the main event itself takes place later in the evening.
Where can I watch Garcia vs. Benn in the United States?
The complete event streams live on Paramount+ in the United States. Prelims begin at 5:00 PM ET and the main card starts at 8:00 PM ET.
Where is Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn taking place?
The fight takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Doors open at 1:00 PM PDT and the event starts at 2:00 PM PDT.
