These powerhouse women are dominating in their respective sports and the content subscription business, selling exclusive photos, videos, and even used socks on OnlyFans — a subscription-based social media platform, where users can sell and/or purchase original content.
Meet eight female athletes who are cashing in on OnlyFans, including fierce fighters, a volleyball player, and a three-time world champion. After going “back and forth” about her decision to launch an OnlyFans website, Paige VanZant initially decided to take a different approach to monetize her content. The former UFC fighter joined a separate company, Fan Time.
"I wanted to do it professionally and have my own website and that's what I've done," VanZant told MMA Fighting in April. “There are two sides to 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.”
However, Van Zant eventually decided to join OnlyFans in September.
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. The fighter also signed a contract with All Elite Wrestling shortly after her appearance on “AEW Dynamite” in March. The AEW deal allows her to compete with BKFC. Felice Herrig, currently of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, has made a lucrative OnlyFans business selling her used socks for $150, as well as photos of her feet.
"It's made a huge difference, especially because, after my first knee surgery, I wouldn't say I was broke but I had no money coming in," the 37-year-old told TMZ. "People don't realize, you're locked into this contract that you can't get out of, but you're not getting paid to be in it."
After suffering injuries in her sport, Herrig turned to OnlyFans, which helped her financially and allowed her to have a more flexible fight schedule. Herrig signed with BKFC after retiring from MMA in June.