The meteoric rise of OnlyFans is a game changer for a number of sportswomen, with many now raking in more money through the content creation site than in their respective fields.
Because users can sell erotic or highly sexual images on the platform through a regular subscription fee, several female athletes have stumbled upon a windfall by joining in, generating huge amounts of money.
Creating content on OnlyFans has made some of them millions, meaning that in certain cases it has now taken priority over their sports careers.
So which female sports stars rake in the most money from the site?
From an ex-UFC fighter to a racing driver turned porn star, Dailymail.com takes a look at the sportswomen who are killing it on OnlyFans.
Paige VanZant is one of many female athletes who have committed murder through OnlyFans
Paige VanZant
Unlike others on the list, former UFC star VanZant actually has her own VIP account on the platform.
The 29-year-old, who spent six years in the UFC before being released in 2020, is charging fans $9.99 a month for access to some glamorous photos and insight into her training.
Incredibly, VanZant revealed in 2022 that she makes more money posting photos on her social media platforms than she ever has in the UFC.
“OnlyFans has definitely been my biggest source of income. I would say combined, in my fighting career,” she said on a Barstool Sports podcast.
“I think I made more money in 24 hours from OnlyFans than I did in my entire fighting career. Combined.’
Since leaving the UFC, VanZant has competed in two fight matches, losing both via decision, while also venturing into Dana White’s controversial new PowerSlap competition this year.
VanZant fought in the UFC for six years before being released by the organization in 2020
The 29-year-old now says she makes more money by posting racy photos on social media
Renee Gracie
Former racing star Gracie, 28, has amassed a whopping 936,000 likes on OnlyFans and claimed to have passed the $6 million mark in earnings two years ago.
That figure doesn’t take away from everything the Australian made in her short V8 Supercars motoring career, which she was eventually banned from after uploading pornographic videos and images to the content creation site.
However, she insists that leaving the sport was ‘the best decision’ she ever made.
“I love OnlyFans, the concept and how it has changed my life,” Gracie said The sun last year.
Former racing star Renee Gracie claimed to have crossed the $6 million mark on OnlyFans in 2022
Alysha Newman
Newman, a Canadian pole vault star who represented her country at the last two Olympics, takes home an estimated $1 million a year, according to OnlyFans Marca.
A regular subscription fee for her channel costs $12.99, but by upping the ante, fans can get access to some raunchy photos.
The 29-year-old said of her involvement with the site: “If not now, then when?
“If we don’t push boundaries, break barriers and expectations, we will do nothing but turn away from our true selves!”
Newman went viral at the Paris Olympics last summer when she celebrated her Canadian record jump with an impromptu twerking party.
That moment briefly led to her site on the platform crashing afterwards, she revealed to Mail Sport, as she and her team huddled around talking to OnlyFans software staff to fix the problem.
Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman takes home an estimated $1 million a year from the site
Newman went viral at the Paris Olympics last summer when she celebrated by twerking
Madelene Wright
The England footballer was sacked by Charlton Athletic in 2021 after she was caught in a series of controversial videos inhaling laughing gas and drinking behind the wheel of her car at a party.
Following the scandal, Wright used her newfound fame to launch a career on OnlyFans, where she currently charges $29.99 for a 31-day subscription.
Last year it was reported that she raises around $659,000 a year through the platform, which was some comfort after her football career fizzled out.
“I was able to get my own place, travel the world and enjoy a lot of luxury,” she told The Sun in 2023.
Former England footballer Madelene Wright charges $29.99 for a 31-day subscription
Ebanie Bridges
Bridges, known as The Blonde Bomber, caused controversy when she entered the boxing scene by awarding her fights in lingerie, sparking much debate in the women’s fighting game over whether her approach was distasteful.
Nevertheless, the Australian bantamweight eventually gained a lot of attention in the sport, which also led to her finding success on OnlyFans.
With 237,000 likes on the site, Bridges can make some extra money while plying her trade in the ring by regularly uploading steamy photos for her subscribers.
She also offers footage and footage of her training to give fans a glimpse of what goes into a boxer’s camp.
Boxing star Ebanie Bridges is making money outside the ring with steamy photos on OnlyFans
Pearl González
Gonzalez failed to make a success of her time in the UFC, losing each of her only two bouts in the promotion against Cynthia Calvillo and Poliana Botelho.
Luckily for the Chicago fighter, she’s doing much better on her personal OnlyFans page, where she earns an estimated $648,000 a year.
With 180,000 likes on the site, she teases fans into paying her subscription fees, saying: ‘welcome to my paradise, slide into my DMs to see what it’s like’.
Gonzalez switched to nude fighting and boxing after a brief stint away from MMA, before returning on two Xtreme Fighting Championships cards in April and May this year.
Pearl Gonzalez wasn’t a success in the UFC, but the same can’t be said for her OnlyFans venture
Liz Cambage
Olympic bronze medalist Liz Cambage earns a whopping $1.6 million a year on OnlyFans
London-born Australian basketball star Cambage, a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, is currently playing in China after leaving the WNBA in 2022.
But with her salary in the sport not cutting it – Cambage previously claimed a coach can earn four times more than the highest-paid players – the 31-year-old turned her attention to OnlyFans in 2022.
According to TotalSportal, her $12.99 per month account earns her an eye-watering $1.6 million per year on the platform.
“I was so scared to actually do it,” she said recently.
“But I let my friends and family push me and say, don’t worry about what anyone says – people will either love you or hate you anyway.”
Lisa Buckwitz
At the end of October the The German bobsledder has announced that she has joined OnlyFans after signing a sponsorship agreement with the platform.
Buckwitz, who won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the two-woman bobsled event, gained attention ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing after starring as a cover star for Playboy.
She posed on the cover of the German edition of the magazine, while Austrian skeleton athlete Janine Flock was also in the foreground.
Buckwitz has now revealed she has joined OnlyFans, but claims she will not pose nude on the platform.
German bobsledder Lisa Buckwitz announced in October that she had joined OnlyFans
She earned attention before the Beijing Winter Olympics by posing for Playboy Germany
It is claimed that the platform approached her as part of its desire to help clean up its image.
“Fans get exclusive access to content I normally don’t share: the daily grind, the team dynamics and the personal milestones that often go unseen,” Buckwitz said BIL.
‘I’ll post as often as I can, sharing everything – from fitness and nutrition tips to race prep to the rituals that help me focus on race day.
‘For me it’s a real opportunity to show people what it means to compete at the highest level in this sport – beyond the competitive moments.
“This platform allows me to connect with my fans on a personal level and network with people who are genuinely interested in competitive sports and my path within it.”