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UFC President Dana White found himself facing the music when a controversy started regarding him paying his fighters poorly. A lot of fighters joined voices but a lot of UFC fighters also stood by White. However, White has also agreed to the fact that he doesn’t pay his UFC fighters like NBA or NFL players for the sole purpose that ‘too much money’ ruins the sport.

Now, a former UFC fighter has made a shocking revelation about making a huge sum of money from an alternate source of income and the fact that she made more money there than she did throughout her MMA career. Former BKFC fighter Paige VanZant, who recently joined OnlyF*ns and made a fortune, opened up on what made her take that decision.

Paige VanZant’s reason for joining OnlyF*ns – Opportunities

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Ever since OnlyF*ns came into being, there has been a stigma around it. It is definitely a really lucrative way to make money but the stigma that comes with it has deterred a lot of people. However, VanZant is definitely not one of them. Not only did she join the OnlyF*ns, but she made a fortune off of it.

She was recently a guest on the Only Stans podcast where the interviewer asked her how she got into OnlyF*ns. VanZant finally spilled the beans and told everyone the story that everyone wanted to know.

I wasn’t really sure if that’s the direction I wanted my career to go. I didn’t want to lose sponsors. I didn’t want to lose… you know, opportunities..“, said VanZant as she revealed what kind of convinced her to join OnlyF*ns.

VanZant, having retired from professional MMA, didn’t want to lose out on any opportunities because there was a stigma around joining OnlyF*ns and she made that abundantly clear. “I didn’t want to lose out on opportunities based on a stigma.“, she doubled down.

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According to sources, VanZant has said that one day on OnlyF*ns made her more money than she had made in her entire career as a professional fighter. Now it is unclear if that was a dig at either UFC or BKFC or just a brownie point for OnlyF*ns.

Paige VanZant’s journey to OnlyF*ans – How it all started

So how did Paige VanZant – UFC and BKFC star end up on OnlyF*ns? The former BKFC fighter revealed all the details about her life and spoke candidly about what convinced her to join OnlyF*ns. In the same podcast, she opened up on her journey.

So, kind of throughout the longevity of my fighting career, I think it was kind of the… the push on my social media from – from my fan base. I’ve a very, very large male fanbase, especially if coming from a combat sport and then being, you know, a blonde girl.“, she said. 

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VanZant, a really popular star in the UFC and BKFC, had a huge following and the fans would always comment on her socials to join OnlyF*ns. As VanZant said, the comment section on her posts was always encouraging her to start her own OnlyF*ns and that is where she got the idea from originally.  

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She spoke about having her own website and easing into the culture. Apparently, she had her own domain, and that is how she tested the waters before she signed onto OnlyF*ns.  

I was just like let me test this out. I didn’t want to have the negative context of being on OnlyF*ns… kind of like the stigma that comes with being an OnlyF*ns girl.“, concluded Vanzant. 

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Paige VanZant’s OnlyF*ns account is now buzzing, and it seems she is really satisfied with the career choice that she has made. Will she come back to fighting professionally ever again? At this point, it seems unlikely.

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