Overview
- The flyweight Muay Thai bout airs live in U.S. primetime on Prime Video from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, February 13.
- Black Panther, 26, enters on a four-fight winning streak and returns to flyweight after a short-notice bantamweight TKO of Johan Estupinan.
- He says he is hunting a knockout and a performance bonus after a three-month camp, with a 2026 goal of breaking into the ONE rankings.
- Paez, 32, trains at Classic Fight Team and rebounded from a 2025 debut split-decision loss to Sean Climaco with a split-decision win over Johan Ghazali.
- Paez says he has focused on smarter preparation, wants a finish, and views Black Panther as one dimensional, while drawing motivation from training with his nine-year-old son and their new Empower online academy.