Canelo Alvarez challenges Christian M’Billi for the WBC super middleweight title on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight headlines a 10-bout card on DAZN PPV, with four championship fights scheduled.
The PPV broadcast starts at 2pm ET / 11am PT / 6pm GMT. Canelo and M’Billi’s ring walks are expected around 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT / 10 pm GMT, ahead of an approximate 6:15pm ET / 10:15pm GMT fight start.
How to Watch Canelo vs M’Billi
The US DAZN PPV price is $79.99. The event is also included with DAZN Ultimate, giving subscribers to that tier access without purchasing this PPV separately.
The five-fight opening card begins before the PPV broadcast, with coverage starting at 10:15am ET / 7:15am PT / 2:15pm GMT. David Picasso faces Carl Martin for the WBC Silver featherweight title in the final bout of that opening session.
What Time Does Canelo Fight M’Billi?
The main-event schedule separates the entrances from the opening bell: ring walks are expected around 6 pm ET, followed by the fight at approximately 6:15pm ET.
For UK viewers, those times are 10 pm GMT and 10:15 pm GMT on Saturday.
The PPV card will not begin before 2pm ET / 6pm GMT, and the main event will not begin before 6pm ET / 10pm GMT. Individual bout times remain estimates and can shift as earlier fights finish.
Canelo Returns Against the WBC Champion
Canelo enters his first fight since losing to Terence Crawford in September 2025. The Guadalajara fighter brings a 63-3-2 record with 39 knockouts and aims to reclaim a WBC belt he previously held.
M’Billi makes his first defence. The Montreal-based champion holds a 29-0-1 record with 24 knockouts and puts his title on the line over 12 rounds.
Jaime Munguía meets Nikita Zon for the WBA super middleweight championship immediately before the headliner. Rafael Espinoza and Lindolfo Delgado also fight for championship belts on the PPV portion.
PPV Fight Card and Running Order
Raymundo Rojas García vs Reito Tsutsumi
Super featherweight, 10 rounds.
Estimated start: 2pm ET / 6pm GMT.
Lindolfo Delgado vs Arthur Biyarslanov
IBF super lightweight championship, 12 rounds.
Estimated start: 2:55pm ET / 6:55pm GMT.
Rafael Espinoza vs Lorenzo Parra
WBO featherweight championship, 12 rounds.
Estimated start: 3:50pm ET / 7:50pm GMT.
Jaime Munguía vs Nikita Zon
WBA super middleweight championship, 12 rounds.
Estimated start: 5pm ET / 9pm GMT.
Canelo Alvarez vs Christian M’Billi
WBC super middleweight championship, 12 rounds.
Expected ring walks: 6 pm ET / 10 pm GMT. Approximate fight start: 6:15pm ET / 10:15pm GMT.
Opening Fight Card and Running Order
Hector Aguirre vs Brayan Leon Salgado
Super middleweight, eight rounds.
Estimated start: 10:15 am ET / 2:15 pm GMT.
Carlos Emilio Rojo Vazquez vs Flavius Biea
Scheduled at 165 lbs (74.8 kg), eight rounds.
Estimated start: 11 am ET / 3 pm GMT.
Marcos Vazquez Rodríguez vs Bek Nurmaganbet
Scheduled at 172 lbs (78.0 kg), 10 rounds.
Estimated start: 11:40 am ET / 3:40 pm GMT.
Erick Jahir Villegas vs Sultan Almohammed
Scheduled at 132 lbs (59.9 kg), six rounds.
Estimated start: 12:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm GMT.
David Picasso vs Carl Martin
WBC Silver featherweight title, 10 rounds.
Estimated start: 1:05pm ET / 5:05pm GMT.
Ah yes, the timeless boxing tradition: a champion travels to Riyadh to defend a belt on a ten-bout card that begins before the PPV and then somehow magically adheres to a strict timetable. Canelo’s comeback narrative is compelling, M’Billi’s perfect record is enticing, and the corporate choreography around DAZN Ultimate gives this spectacle a very modern, well-oiled gloss.
Sure, the card lists an estimated start at 2pm ET and assures us the main event will not begin before 6pm ET, which translates perfectly into ‘maybe on time, probably not.’ Paying eighty dollars for the privilege of checking multiple time zones and buffering screens feels delightfully high-tech and oddly ceremonial.
I find it charming that the undercard promises everything from featherweights to super middleweights and a WBC Silver title fight while we wait for the main event’s ring walks. The long build-up, the staggered starts, and the predictable card reshuffle are apparently part of modern boxing’s charm worth a seventy-nine dollar premium.
The PPV schedule promises ring walks at 6pm ET and a fight at 6:15pm ET ‘about’ — such commitment to punctuality. I admire the confidence that earlier rounds will resolve themselves by clockwork. Subscribe to DAZN Ultimate and get the privilege of not buying it twice, or so they claim.
Ironic that we get a global PPV with a start time so precise they announce ring walks to the minute, yet we all know every earlier fight will rearrange the schedule. Also $79.99 for live streaming from Riyadh feels like paying for unpredictability and a soundtrack of corporate announcements.