'Premature stoppage': 'Fighters react to Ryan Garcia's TKO of Conor Benn
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Ryan Garcia backed up his pre-fight talk Saturday and defended his WBC welterweight title against Conor Benn.
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The brash and polarizing Garcia (26-2) showed once again why he's a standout at 147 pounds with a second-round TKO victory over Benn (25-2) in their headlining bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Check out the top reactions from the combat sports community to the result below
THEY ARE HERE 👀@RyanGarcia and @ConorNigel are ready to show out at @tmobilearena!
— UFC (@ufc) September 13, 2026
[ Watch #GarciaBenn on @ParamountPlus 📺 https://t.co/tAENxinIND ] pic.twitter.com/8HI5Ph7CQ5
NOT TOO LONG NOW 👀
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) September 13, 2026
Ryan Garcia is getting his hands wrapped 👑#GarciaBenn | Live NOW on @ParamountPlus and @DAZNBoxing 🥊 pic.twitter.com/kLCPd2Yh7M
The broadcast says Ryan Garcia agreed to step on the scale and moments ago came in at 151 lbs. Conor Benn declined.#GarciaBenn
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) September 13, 2026
Turki Alalshikh arrives for Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn 👋#GarciaBenn | Live NOW on @ParamountPlus and @DAZNBoxing 🥊 pic.twitter.com/qy4H8PHphT
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) September 13, 2026
I am told Zuffa denied him a credential. https://t.co/v06l466HHS
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) September 13, 2026
COMING SOON ⏳
— UFC (@ufc) September 13, 2026
[ Watch on #GarciaBenn on @ParamountPlus
| 📺 https://t.co/2tqzui2W70 ] pic.twitter.com/PIWsVoYIJv
REFEREE'S INSTRUCTIONS 📋
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) September 13, 2026
Thomas Taylor giving the pre-fight talk to Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn 🗣️ #GarciaBenn | Live NOW on @ParamountPlus and @DAZNBoxing 🥊 pic.twitter.com/uBzvAtDKgx
THE CHALLENGER 🇬🇧
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) September 13, 2026
Conor Benn makes his entrance for the Ryan Garcia fight 😤#GarciaBenn | Live NOW on @ParamountPlus and @DAZNBoxing 🥊 pic.twitter.com/EjfR38uuNo
IT'S TIME TO FIGHT 🗣️🗣️🗣️ #GarciaBennpic.twitter.com/DcWxTElgPk
— Zuffa_Boxing (@Zuffa_Boxing) September 13, 2026
Ryan came out hooking!!!!😂😂
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) September 13, 2026
Ryan Garcia takes Rd 1
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) September 13, 2026
Rd 1 to Ryan. Yea Ryan moving a lot but Connor cannot keep getting hit this cleanly either
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) September 13, 2026
Oh fuckkkk massive right hand. Benn is looking done
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 13, 2026
That's a very early stoppage. Wow.
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) September 13, 2026
WOW.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 13, 2026
Ryan Garcia 2nd Round TKO.
Ref stoppage after a knockdown. Total domination.
BENN GOES DOWN 😳
— Zuffa_Boxing (@Zuffa_Boxing) September 13, 2026
TUNE IN NOW: https://t.co/1fucBO82vE | #GarciaBennpic.twitter.com/q3BoRueTci
What a fight @RyanGarcia ! CONGRATS KING! 👑🤴🏻#zuffaboxing
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) September 13, 2026
15 million dollars to get finished inside 2 rounds!!! 👀👀👀 CRAZY!!#zuffaboxing
— Corey 'Overtime' Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) September 13, 2026
#ANDSTILL
— Zuffa_Boxing (@Zuffa_Boxing) September 13, 2026
BOW DOWN TO THE KING 👑 #GarciaBennpic.twitter.com/wYEqHgZFWZ
We need Herb Dean to ref these Zuffa boxing title fights
— Zac Pauga (@ZacPauga) September 13, 2026
Ryan Garcia stops Conor Benn in the second round 👊🔥#GarciaBennpic.twitter.com/3FSFzdzTsU
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) September 13, 2026
#GarciaBenn results: Ryan Garcia def. Conor Benn via TKO – Round 2, 1:25 – to defend WBC welterweight title pic.twitter.com/S3Knz4ws8O
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) September 13, 2026
And that’s what I’m talkin about
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) September 13, 2026
The big show
Stay yo ass out the ring….
It’s over. @RyanGarcia by TKO in 2nd Round. Drops Benn with overhand right in the round…..then finished him. But it was still a premature stoppage. @maxkellerman was absolutely right. Benn earned the right to try and survive. But that’s not Garcia’s problem. He did his…
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 13, 2026
"Where you at Teofimo?!"
— Paramount Boxing (@ParamountBoxing) September 13, 2026
Ryan Garcia calls Teofimo Lopez to the ring 🍿
📺 @paramountpluspic.twitter.com/xUkxUB0ADz
World Welterweight Champion #GarciaBennpic.twitter.com/lckg91yhkD
— danawhite (@danawhite) September 13, 2026
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