In September, Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn collide in one of the biggest fights of the year, and former WBC cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew has offered his thoughts on the fight.

Benn has not boxed at welterweight since his failed drugs test in October 2022 and he is also yet to register a stoppage win in the five fights above 147lbs that have followed. As a result, he has been keen to return to his natural division, hoping he can rediscover his knockout power.

After much speculation, it has finally been announced that Garcia and Benn will meet, as ‘King Ry’ seeks a first defence of the WBC welterweight title, since getting his hands on the belt with a win over Mario Barrios back in February.

Speaking on the ‘Fight Your Corner’ Podcast, Bellew looked ahead to the fight and admitted that the outcome could depend on how focused Garcia is and which version of the champion turns up.

“With Garcia, it’s the left-hook that is the real power shot with him. My only issue with this fight is that you don’t know which Ryan Garcia is going to turn up. 

“If the Ryan that got in with Rolly Romero turns up, that is going to lose, that is not going to be enough. I rate Rolly, as well, Rolly is a good fighter but is Ryan interested? Is he bothered? 

“Mentally, I think that Ryan is all over the place and mentally, I think that Conor Benn is so strong. To get through what he went through for all them years, mentally, he is so, so strong.”

Despite those comments, Bellew maintained that, in his eyes, Garcia remains ‘an overwhelming favourite’ due to his speed and trademark left-hook.

“Garcia is the favourite and he is the overwhelming favourite because of the qualities and the fundamentals that he has; lightning speed and a vicious left-hook.”

Garcia-Benn takes place on Saturday, September 12, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Despite initial apperances, DragonSword Awakening is not a gacha game. However, the game does use generative AI for translation purposes, though as per its Steam page no generative AI was used in the game’s content. It is an action adventure RPG (role playing game) with open world elements. Also, similar to Wuthering Waves, the art style is very reminiscent of anime.

Here’s everything we need to know about this game before you start playing it.

What type of game is DragonSword Awakening?

There are no gacha elements in the game, meaning that you need to only purchase it and any related DLC. It is a PC game, set in an open world that focuses around a character named Lute. As per the plot of the game, he is travelling towards Orbis, which is the first human kingdom. Naturally, there are evil forces to overcome which is where you, as the player, comes in.

So in DragonSword Awakening you will explore the open world, fighting monsters, adding allies to your party, and growing stronger. You aren’t exactly beholden to the story either or you can complete some side quests so that you can level up.

DragonSword Awakening: Genre and core gameplay loop

As you progress throughout the game, you will unlock more characters besides Lute, like most role playing games. Each of them have different attributes that will provide some benefits either in combat or otherwise. Additionally, in order to traverse the open world you can even unlock different mounts.

The combat of the game is very hack ‘n’ slash with different swords and other bladed weapons. Luckily, since there aren’t any microtransactions so you can unlock all of them through simply playing the game. If the gameplay loop of fighting monsters and looting chests suits you, DragonSword Awakening may be worth your while.