Paige VanZant has made a name for herself as a MMA fighter over the past decade. And while she's gained quite the reputation on the octagon, the money she makes from fighting pales in comparison to the money she makes using her body a different way on OnlyFans.
The former UFC star opened up about her income in an interview with Barstool Sports' Glenny Balls. When Balls guessed that VanZant made more money from her OnlyFans than from fighting, she confirmed that it's her main moneymaker.
"Yeah. I definitely have. I would say when I made the switch to OnlyFans—there’s a lot of stuff I’ve done in my career. I’ve been really fortunate about my career," VanZant began. "Even outside of the UFC and out of fighting has been pretty successful. I’ve worked pretty hard in other industries and trying to cross over, I guess [to] a more mainstream personality."
"But yes, OnlyFans has definitely been my largest source of income. I would say combined, in my fighting career," she chuckled. "I think I made more money in 24 hours on OnlyFans than I had in my entire fighting career. Combined. Yeah."
At first, she was worried about what having a fans site would do to her image. But her mind changed once she saw the money coming in. "I was nervous about the stigma but now it's like, you know, it's hard to walk away from that," she admitted.
VanZant hasn't fought since 2022, but she remains more active on her OnlyFans page than on her other social media channels. VanZant revealed that her OF content has allowed her to provide for her loved ones in ways she couldn't before.
"When you're one of those people that you were born poor, you grew up poor, and then you become rich, it's almost like you always just feel poor, so you always want to continue to work hard," she confessed. "I am lucky I'm in a position where I have been able to help my family, my husband and I help our family and we do everything we can to bring everybody up to the table. So I guess for me, it justifies doing, you know, exclusive content knowing that I'm helping take care of everybody around me."
How's that for a career change?
