Paige VanZant's Unusual OnlyFans Request That Earned Her $25
Paige VanZant, the former UFC fighter, has carved out a very different kind of career since leaving the Octagon in 2020. After compiling a 5-4 record in the strawweight and flyweight divisions, she ventured into bare knuckle boxing, Power Slap, Misfits Boxing, and even AEW wrestling. Yet, her biggest financial success comes from outside traditional fight sports.
A recent TikTok video revealed a quirky moment from her OnlyFans page that earned her $25. The request was unusual but gave fans an entertaining look at her day-to-day earnings.
From UFC Fighter to OnlyFans Success
VanZant started an independent subscription platform in 2021 and switched to OnlyFans just before her first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship match. Her subscriber count exploded quickly, gaining over 50,000 followers within hours and generating immediate income.
“I was showing my husband, and I was like, ‘Oh my word!’ That moment driving back [to the hotel], I was extremely excited to fight, but I also thought, ‘Our lives just changed forever,’” VanZant told MMA Fighting. “I was like, ‘This is OK, this is going to work out. All the risks are worth it. If I never work with another sponsor again, we’re going to be fine.’”
Today, she has around 3 million Instagram followers and nearly 2.5 million likes on OnlyFans. Her subscription costs $29.99 per month, and she once sold a kiss card for $13,000. For her, fighting feels more like a hobby compared to the platform’s earnings.
The $25 Phone-Stepping Request
VanZant shared a funny story about a fan who paid her $25 for a peculiar video. After confirming she accepted custom requests, the user asked for a clip of her stepping on her phone while calling him a "bad boy." She posted the video on TikTok titled, “He really just paid $25 for this,” which gathered over 3.8 million views and 119,000 likes.
Earnings That Surpass Her Fighting Career
Talking openly in 2023 on OnlyStans, VanZant revealed how much more money she makes through OnlyFans than she ever did fighting. She said, “OnlyFans has definitely been my largest source of income, I would say combined, in my fighting career. I think I've made more money in 24 hours on OnlyFans than I did in my entire fighting career combined.”
She also told TMZ that OnlyFans “is what’s providing everything for me,” making clear where her focus lies now.
After ending her relationship with ex-UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, VanZant married UFC middleweight Austin Vanderford. She still appears in combat sports, but her financial life today is far different from her UFC days. That $25 phone-stepping request? Just a typical example of her new reality.
