Gallery Photos: Paige VanZant through the years view 79 images Paige VanZant has made it clear: She believes she’s worth more than the UFC is currently valuing her at, which is why she’s decided to finish the last fight of her contract before testing out free agency. What helps explain that decision is the fact that VanZant said Monday that she makes more money outside of fighting than she does from doing work inside the octagon. “With endorsements, I make way more money sitting at home posting pictures on Instagram than I do fighting,” VanZant said during an appearance on “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.” “With endorsement deals and everything I pull in from social media, I would actually be at a loss just taking a fight. If I were to stop everything I do outside of fighting and just fight, I would be at a loss unfortunately, by a long shot, so it’s just with TV endorsements, all the things I do, coming off of Sports Illustrated , it’s just like, if I’m going to keep breaking my arm, if I’m going to keep bleeding and sacrificing for this sport, I feel like it’s all fighters and all female fighters need to be recognized.” Related UFC's Paige VanZant featured in adidas 'She Breaks Barriers' initiative VanZant (8-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC), who is currently healing from yet another arm injury, has one fight left on her contract and will fight it out. She is coming off a second-round submission win over Rachael Ostovich in January at UFC on ESPN+ 1, and she’d like to make a statement closing out her contract.
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Why Paige VanZant believes she’s worth more than UFC is paying her – MMA Junkie