Paige VanZant Shares Odd OnlyFans Request That Earned Her $25

American ex-UFC athlete Paige VanZant once shared a strange request she received on her OnlyFans page that earned her $25. Known for her unconventional path after leaving the UFC, VanZant’s latest revelation offers a glimpse into her unique online business.

From UFC to OnlyFans Success

VanZant, 32, ended her UFC career in 2020 with a 5-4 record competing in strawweight and flyweight divisions. Since then, she has ventured into bare knuckle boxing, Power Slap, Misfits Boxing, and AEW wrestling. Yet, her most lucrative work lies outside the fighting ring.

She launched an independent subscription site in 2021 before moving to OnlyFans just before her first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship fight. The switch paid off quickly, with over 50,000 subscribers joining within hours and immediate financial rewards.

"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 also thinking, ‘Our lives just changed forever’. This is going to work out. All the risks are worth it,'" VanZant told MMA Fighting.

With 3 million Instagram followers and nearly 2.5 million likes on OnlyFans, she charges $29.99 monthly for access. At one point, she sold a kiss card for $13,000. For her, fighting feels more like a hobby compared to her online earnings.

The Unusual $25 Request

Despite the big sums, VanZant sometimes gets odd custom requests. One fan paid $25 to see her step on her phone while calling him a "bad boy." She posted the clip titled "He really just paid $25 for this," which attracted over 3.8 million views and 119,000 likes on TikTok.

Earnings Surpassing UFC Career

In a 2023 chat on OnlyStans, VanZant was clear about her income gap between fighting and content creation:

"OnlyFans has definitely been my largest source of income, combined. I think I've made more money in 24 hours on OnlyFans than I did in my entire fighting career combined.”

She later told TMZ, "OnlyFans is what's providing everything for me," confirming her current focus.

Since parting ways with former UFC bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt, VanZant married UFC middleweight Austin Vanderford. Though she still takes part in combat sports, her financial situation is worlds apart from her UFC days. A $25 video of stepping on a phone is just part of her daily routine now, reflecting how much better off she is outside the Octagon.