Former UFC and BKFC fighter, Paige VanZant, claims that she earned more money in a single day on the platform OnlyFans than she did in her entire professional fighting career.
Paige VanZant, a former fighter in both the UFC and BKFC, has previously touched on the monetary benefits of creating risqué content for the subscription platform OnlyFans. However, she made a significant assertion recently about the immense profit she garnered from the platform. During an appearance on the Only Stans video podcast, VanZant revealed that her earnings from a single day on OnlyFans surpassed the sum of all her previous fight purses. The specifics of this comparison were not fully clarified; VanZant did not specify whether this income was solely from her UFC career or collectively from her time in the UFC and BKFC, her subsequent fighting platform after her departure from UFC in 2021.
Despite this, one thing is utterly clear – this transition has fundamentally transformed VanZant’s life. “I’ve been really fortunate that my career, even outside of the UFC and outside of fighting, has been pretty successful,” VanZant said. She highlighted her successful ventures across different industries and her efforts to establish herself as a mainstream personality. Indeed, she affirmed that OnlyFans has been her most lucrative business venture, stating that her earnings from one day on OnlyFans exceeded her total earnings from her fighting career.
This striking change in income means a lot to VanZant and her family, as she expressed during her interview. “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,” VanZant shared, “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…” She admits that while she was nervous about the stigma associated with OnlyFans content, she’s found it a worthy trade-off with the financial security it’s brought her.
Despite her financial success outside of fighting, Vanzant maintained that it’s in her nature to keep striving for more. “Theoretically I could [retire],” she said, “If you ask LeBron James why do you still play basketball? You don’t need to. Why do all these NBA players, NFL players get to a point in their career like Tom Brady — he doesn’t need to play football anymore, but why does he? Because he’s the greatest of all time because he wants to continue to compete. It’s what he does. It’s in his blood.” She added that while she doesn’t consider herself on par with these legendary athletes, she identifies with their motivation to continue excelling. As of now, VanZant is not scheduled for any BKFC fights, but she is anticipated to make a return for one final contest.