Paige VanZant is feeling financially secure thanks to her exclusive fan website, where people can pay for content, such as sultry photoshoots and videos.
On Friday, the former UFC fighter celebrated her riches in a tweet that featured a photo of her boarding a private jet.
“When that exclusive content NFT deposit hits early……. Coming soon,” she teased on Twitter, adding a plane and money bag emojis.
VanZant, who turned 28 in March, discussed her exclusive fan website on “The MMA Hour” podcast and explained she became financially secure when she decided to monetize her content.
“I work hard for my body. I work hard for who I am, and there’s a side of me that’s extremely girly and feminine, and I get to share that on my fan site” VanZant told MMA Fighting. “Now I think it’s becoming a lot more acceptable. Before, the OnlyFans [an internet content subscription service] was seen more for just like porn stars. It was a little bit more X-rated, just the view from the public. Not saying that’s actually what people have on there, but I wanted to do it my own way. I wanted to do it professionally and have my own website and that’s what I’ve done.”
VanZant said she was “back and forth” about her decision to launch a fan site.
“There’s two sides of it. I didn’t want to put myself in a position where I would lose business opportunities based on having an exclusive content site, but I feel like I’m already seen as a sex symbol in the sports world. I might as well have the monetization behind it.
“I wanted to do it on my own terms. So I actually joined Fan Time, it’s a separate company. I’m not with OnlyFans. It’s PaigeFanZant.com and it’s my own website and I have a lot of control over what goes on there. It’s basically me doing exclusive things. I’m proud to say I’m part of it.”
VanZant left the UFC in July 2020 after a loss to Amanda Ribas. That August, she signed a multi-million dollar deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
“I had my whole career was built off the UFC,” VanZant told MMA Fighting. “I was in the UFC for like six years. It was very nerve-wracking. There weren’t a lot of people who left the UFC in the prime of their career. There were a lot of veterans that had left the UFC that were kind of on that tail end, looking for a few more fights.
“For me, I was a free agent at 26 years old. I was really young. It was nerve-wracking to know you’re leaving the powerhouse of combat sports. But now I know it was the best decision I’ve ever made. Since I’ve left, I’ve seen multiple fighters leave the UFC — and it’s not a diss at the UFC necessarily, but I think it’s more an awakening in fighters knowing there’s money out there and we’re going to be compensated for what we’re doing.”
VanZant signed a contract with All Elite Wrestling shortly after her appearance on “AEW Dynamite” last month. The AEW deal allows her to compete with BKFC.
