Paige VanZant Shares Odd OnlyFans Request That Earned Her $25

Paige VanZant, once a UFC fighter, has carved out a unique path after leaving the Octagon. After a 5-4 record in strawweight and flyweight divisions, she left the UFC in 2020. Since then, she’s dabbled in bare knuckle boxing, Power Slap, Misfits Boxing, and even AEW wrestling. Yet, her biggest earnings come from something unexpected: her presence on OnlyFans.

VanZant recently shared a TikTok video that revealed a strange custom request from a fan on her OnlyFans page, which earned her $25. The request? To film herself stepping on her phone while calling the fan a "bad boy." She captioned the clip, "He really just paid $25 for this," and it quickly gathered over 3.8 million views and 119,000 likes.

From UFC Fighter to Online Success

VanZant launched her own subscription site in 2021, later switching to OnlyFans before her first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship fight. The response was swift: she gained more than 50,000 subscribers within hours, and the income started flowing immediately. Talking to MMA Fighting, she recalled showing her husband the numbers and realizing their lives had changed. She said, "If I never work with another sponsor again, we’re going to be fine."

With 3 million Instagram followers and almost 2.5 million likes on OnlyFans, she charges $29.99 monthly for access. At one point, she sold a kiss card for $13,000. These earnings have made fighting feel more like a hobby than a career.

Financial Reality Beyond the Cage

VanZant has been open about how much more money she makes on OnlyFans compared to fighting. In 2023, she told OnlyStans, "OnlyFans has definitely been my largest source of income. I think I've made more money in 24 hours on OnlyFans than I did in my entire fighting career combined.” She also shared with TMZ that OnlyFans "is what's providing everything for me," making her priorities clear.

After parting ways with former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, VanZant is now married to UFC middleweight Austin Vanderford. She continues to participate in combat sports events but financially, her life is vastly different. A $25 custom request might seem odd, but for VanZant, it's just part of a lucrative new chapter.