Heading into the final bout of her contract on UFC 251, Paige VanZant is eager to test the free agent market for the first time since signing with the promotion in 2014. The flyweight has had a lot of good marketing opportunities even on her earlier years as a young prospect, appearing in TV shows like Dancing With the Stars and Chopped in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Her popularity has skyrocketed through the years — she has 2.5 million followers on Instagram — but it hasn’t exactly translated to better pay from the UFC itself.
“I make 46,000 dollars to fight, 46 (to show) and 46 (to win).