If Johnny Eblen doesn’t get the win on Saturday night, he’ll go home without his title and his girl….
If Johnny Eblen doesn’t get the win on Saturday night, he’ll go home without his title and his girl.
Days ahead of his highly anticipated return against 2023 PFL light heavyweight tournament winner Impa Kasanganay, Eblen was spotted out and about with OnlyFans model Jessenia Rebecca. Eblen reportedly dropped a whopping $85,000 during their afternoon shopping spree, spending $30,000 at Alex The Jeweler, $25,000 at Dior, and another $30,000 at Louis Vuitton
“It was an incredible day, and I’m so grateful to Johnny for his kindness,” Rebecca said following the experience.
As it turns out, Eblen’s kindness only goes so far. During a recent interview, Rebecca spoke of her relationship with the Bellator MMA middleweight champion, revealing that if he doesn’t get his hand raised at the PFL vs. Bellator event in Riyadh on February 24, their relationship will be as dead as his title reign.
“Then I’m out,” she replied when asked what would happen if Eblen loses. “He has to win.”
Johnny Eblen has his relationship and a title on the line this weekend … according to his Onlyfans model girlfriend pic.twitter.com/wEe5gjqPk9
Jessenia Rebecca Defends Her Comments about ditching Johnny Eblen
Rebecca’s comments immediately drew the ire of fight fans who lambasted her in the comments section on social media. Responding to the backlash, the Instagram influencer suggested that she was simply being honest and would expect nothing less from Eblen.
“Since when was being honest wrong? Do you think if I stopped being attractive or gained a bunch of weight he would be with me? No,” she wrote. “He likes me cuz I’m attractive and I like him cuz he’s a champion. Either one of us can get dumped if we lose the thing that the other found attractive. Let’s start being honest in 2024.”
With a little something extra to fight for, are you putting any money on Eblen to come out on top?
Combat sports star and OnlyFans model Paige VanZant is always open to taking fan requests on the popular subscription-based…
Combat sports star and OnlyFans model Paige VanZant is always open to taking fan requests on the popular subscription-based website, but according to ’12 Gauge,’ one individual took things a little too far.
The former UFC standout saw her bank account explode upon launching her page, making “more money in 24 hours on OnlyFans” than in her entire fight career combined. Through the site, PVZ has a direct link to fans where they can communicate with her, giving each one a personalized experience. That has proven to be another lucrative opportunity for the BKFC brawler as she finds herself regularly fielding requests from subscribers who are willing to pay big money for something exclusive.
However, one fan appears to have crossed the line.
“Somebody wrote to me on OnlyFans, and they offered me $50,000 to cut my hair into a bob. They did want the back shaved,” VanZant said on a new episode of her podcast — A Kickass Love Story — with her husband and MMA fighter, Austin Vanderford.“He wanted an undercut, which is when you shave the back of your head and you can put designs into it. And then you leave the bob, like you leave some hair so you don’t always see like the back of the head, but when you pull your hair up it’s shaved underneath.”
“The caveat was I had to mail him all my hair,” VanZant divulged.
“That’s where it got weird for me,” Vanderford added. “I mean, the first one’s a no-brainer, if someone offers you $50,000 to cut your hair, you’re gonna cut your f*cking hair.”
VanZant had no issue with the initial request of cutting her hair short, but mailing it to someone made her feel like the recipient was trying to put a curse on her.
“Chopping my hair off for somebody and mailing it to them, that kind of crosses the line for me. That makes it seem a little weird,” VanZant added.
Brazilian UFC standout Norma Dumont has announced an official partnership with OnlyFans. The top 15 ranked bantamweight is set…
Brazilian UFC standout Norma Dumont has announced an official partnership with OnlyFans.
The top 15 ranked bantamweight is set to share exclusive content with her fans, including behind-the-scenes training and nutrition tips as she prepares for her upcoming clash with Germaine de Randamie on April 6. You can check out Dumont’s recently launched OnlyFans page right here.
“Hey folks, I’m thrilled to be part of OnlyFans and to be able to bring a little more of my life to you,” Dumont said in a message to fans. “I hope we can interact and have a lot of fun here.”
For those unfamiliar, OnlyFans is the subscription social platform revolutionizing creator and fan connections. Inclusive of creators from all genres, OnlyFans provides creators the opportunity to control and monetize their content as they develop connections with their fanbase.
According to a press release, ‘The Immortal’ is one of over 200 combat sports athletes to join the platform over the last two years. Fighters from the UFC, Bellator, PFL, BKFC, and professional boxing have found their way on the ever-growing platform, including former two-time heavyweight world champion Stipe Miocic and UFC fighter turned BKFC brawler Paige VanZant.
Norma Dumont is 6-2 under the UFC banner and has won her last three bouts, besting Danyelle Wolf, Karol Rosa, and Chelsea Chandler. She also holds a victory over division prospect and current PFL standout Aspen Ladd.
Her next opponent, Germaine de Randamie, is entering her 20th year as a professional fighter. She last competed inside the Octagon in October 2020, earning a third-round submission over former bantamweight world champion Julianna Pena.
After seven years and nine fights under the UFC banner, Paige VanZant walked away from the promotion in pursuit…
After seven years and nine fights under the UFC banner, Paige VanZant walked away from the promotion in pursuit of happiness and financial freedom.
Stepping inside the Octagon for the final time at UFC 251, ’12 Gauge’ suffered a first-round submission loss at the hands of Amanda Ribas. Despite her middling 5-4 record, the promotion was determined to retain her services. After hitting free agency, the UFC made an offer to keep her on board, but VanZant decided to take a chance on herself and walked away, feeling it was time to try something else on for size.
“Me re-signing with the UFC would have been the safe choice, but I just wasn’t happy anymore,” VanZant told MMA Fighting. “It’s not ill will toward the UFC, but I just knew I needed something else. I needed a change. I signed with the UFC when I was 19. I had my first fight when I was 20. I need something different. I need to spark my passion again.
“Looking back, I kind of had my mind made up that I was ready to leave the UFC. So when I became a free agent and they came with their offer to re-sign me, I was already moved on. That part of my life is closed, and I was ready for the next chapter, and I didn’t know what it would be.”
Shortly after her UFC exit, VanZant signed a lucrative deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. It was a relatively surprising decision given that, at the time, bare-knuckle boxing was only legal in a handful of states. Still, the opportunity presented ’12 Gauge’ with a new challenge, unlike anything she had done before.
And the money was pretty nice too.
“Making the transition to BKFC, I’m really happy I did it still,” VanZant said. “I’m so super happy with the decision.
“Me switching to BKFC hasn’t been successful just for wins, I feel accomplished. I went 10 rounds with some really, really tough people, some really tough chicks doing bare-knuckle boxing. Anybody who steps into bare-knuckle boxing needs to get a round of applause. It’s a whole different animal. It’s violent and brutal, and it feels different.”
Paige VanZant hits the jackpot on onlyFans
Of course, you can’t talk about Paige VanZant’s post-UFC run without making mention of her incredible success through the subscription-based content site OnlyFans. During an appearance on Barstool Sports’ OnlyStans podcast last year, she revealed that within 24 hours of launching her page, she had eclipsed all of her earnings in combat sports combined.
“I launched it right before my first BKFC fight. I’m in the car on the way from the press conference back to my hotel, and I logged in, and it had only been live for an hour and I was seeing the subscribers going up, and I think I had 52,000 subscribers at one point. I was showing my husband, and I was like, ‘Oh my word!’ That moment driving back [to the hotel], I was of course extremely excited to fight, but I was like our lives just changed forever. I was like, ‘This is OK, this is going to work out. All the risks are worth it. If I never work with another sponsor again, we’re going to be fine.’”
Since then, VanZant has gained the type of financial freedom that getting punched in the face for a living could never bring. Needless to say, she has absolutely no regrets regarding the choices she has made as it has allowed her to build her own unique brand and rely on herself to make money.
“I don’t have sponsors – I don’t have to,” VanZant said. “I’m working on building my own company, promoting myself and not just building up other people. I don’t wake up and have to push an agenda for somebody, or sell something for a company or help them grow. I’m just building me and myself, and sharing things that I’m passionate about, and sharing things that are absolutely true. No one’s paying me to say anything that I say. It all comes straight from the source.”
VanZant is well past the point where she needs fighting to make a living, but her passion for combat sports still has her chomping at the bit to make one more appearance inside the BKFC ring. When and where that takes place is still to be determined, but even that likely won’t be the last time we see ’12 Gauge’ throw hands.
Her time with the UFC may no longer be visible in the rearview, but VanZant hopes to strap on the four-ounce gloves for a return to MMA under another promotional banner before it’s all said and done.
“I get to do commentary work with the PFL — working with the PFL, the way they treat their athletes, it’s absolutely incredible, and it just opened up my mind and my options so much to where I get to do pretty much anything I want to,” VanZant said.
“If I were to do MMA again, it would definitely be with the PFL. I love the way they treat everybody. Their organization is incredible. I’ve been loving doing commentary work for them and doing behind the scenes, just because I do like being on camera, so I’ve been having fun with that. But I do believe as of right now, just in my mind, if I were going to do MMA it would be with PFL.”
Former IBF bantamweight champion Ebanie Bridges believes a collaboration between herself and UFC fighter turned bare-knuckle brawler Paige VanZant…
Former IBF bantamweight champion Ebanie Bridges believes a collaboration between herself and UFC fighter turned bare-knuckle brawler Paige VanZant could break the internet.
Like VanZant, ‘The Blonde Bomber’ made a name for herself in the world of combat sports before seeing her star skyrocket through social media platforms and the popular subscription-based content site OnlyFans. Last month, Bridges surrendered her IBF title to Miyo Yoshida, but that hasn’t stopped her from seeking out new potential content partnerships. After proudly promoting Conor McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout on her torso during a recent weigh-in ceremony, Bridges is now teasing a team-up with one of the hottest names in the game, Paige VanZant.
In July, Bridges revealed that the pair were working to sort out a collaboration amid their busy schedules. “We were trying to organise it but she got really busy and I moved,” Bridges told her bustling fanbase on Instagram. “Hopefully we can get back on track because I would love to collab with Paige VanZant. That would be f*cking sexy.”
Ringing in the new year, the blonde bombshells once again teased a potential collaboration between them. After ’12 Gauge’ wowed fans with a series of stunning photos while wearing a pink maid’s outfit, Bridges heaped praise on her fellow fighter/model.
That prompted VanZant to ask her 3 million+ followers if they’d be interested in seeing her and the Australian boxer work together. She offered two options in a poll: ‘YES, I’ll die’ and ‘THAT WILL BREAK THE INTERNET’.
Bridges replied saying: “Needs to happen” – along with several suggestive eyes emojis.
Needless to say, fans of the two photogenic fighters lost their minds over the mere mention of a collaboration.
Ebanie Bridges and Paige VanZant remain as popular as ever despite recent struggles in the ring
Since walking away from the UFC in 2020, Paige VanZant has been vocal about the financial freedom she has gained as a content creator. ’12 Gauge’ previously noted that she had made more money on Instagram than she had getting punched in the face for a living.
She echoed similar sentiments during an appearance on Barstool Sports’ OnlyStans podcast where she revealed that she had made more money in 24 hours on OnlyFans than she had throughout her entire combat sports career combined.
VanZant spent seven years competing under the UFC banner, going 5-4 before trading in her four-ounce gloves for a pair of hand wraps. Signing a lucrative deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship immediately following her UFC exit, ‘PVZ’ has failed to secure a win in her first two appearances with the promotion.
Meanwhile, Bridges held the IBF bantamweight title for nearly two years, claiming the crown with a big win over Maria Cecilia Roman in March 2022 before surrendering the strap in December.
BKFC brawler ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings is more than happy to take credit for the explosion of combat sports athletes…
BKFC brawler ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings is more than happy to take credit for the explosion of combat sports athletes finding financial success on OnlyFans.
Rawlings has made a career for herself competing in multiple major combat sports organizations, including Invicta FC, the UFC, and most recently, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. However, she found herself in a bit of a bind during the COVID-19 pandemic when the world shut down, leaving her stuck in Australia with few options for a reliable income. Determined to stay afloat, Rawlings decided to test out her earning potential on the popular subscription-based site.
Three short years later, OnlyFans has become synonymous with the combat sports community. Fighters such as Paige VanZant, Felice Herrig, Pearl Gonzalez, Ailin Perez, and Jessica Penne have found a great deal of success baring their assets for thirsty fans willing to pay a monthly fee.
But it’s no longer limited to the photogenic female fighters in the sport. Heavyweight GOAT Stipe Miocic and the Professional Fighters League have launched their own OnlyFans accounts, giving fans exclusive access to training videos and insight into the fight game.
“It’s f*cking cool,” Rawlings told MMA Fighting. “Like when I saw Floyd Mayweather walk out with a hat with an OnlyFans logo on it, I was like, this is f*cking cool. It’s even hit boxing! I’ve never really looked at it that way, I don’t like to blow smoke up my own ass, but I definitely was a trailblazer now that you mention it.”
Despite the booming success, there remains a stigma surrounding athletes who embrace the seedier side of OnlyFans, but none that was a concern for Rawlings.
“Myself and Jessica Penne were just talking earlier, we were the f*cking OG’s of that sh*t,” Rawlings said. “We were the first fighters to take that f*cking leap and sign up and promote it, and everyone was like, ‘Are they doing porn?’ Or, ‘that’s risky,’ this or that. We’re like no, it doesn’t have to be porn. It can be f*cking mainstream sh*t, too, it’s just exclusive content. Now, every fighter and their f*cking dog are on OnlyFans.”
Bec Rawlings is Ready to Toe The Line at BKFC 56
On December 2, Bec Rawlings will make her long-awaited return to the squared circle at BKFC 56 for a flyweight title fight with reigning champion Christine Ferea. By the time she toes the line in Salt Lake City, it will have been seven months since her last appearance with the promotion. In the meantime, ‘Rowdy’ has continued to live a life of financial security thanks to OnlyFans.
“It’s definitely helped me pay the bills and stay on top, especially when I only fight twice a year this year,” Rawlings said. “So yeah, it’s been great, and it’s nice to be able to connect with fans on another level, and not so much on Instagram, and be able to put out exclusive content and talk to people. A bit more personable.
“I’ve always kind of been fighter Bec I guess on Instagram and Facebook, and on OnlyFans, you see a different side of me. I’m still enjoying it. I’m still on there live and popping on there.”
Christine Ferea is putting her championship on the line as she faces Rowdy Bec Rawlings in the rematch everyone has been waiting for! Watch live at BKFC 56 on Saturday starting at 9PM EST! (Sound On)
Rawlings’ fight with Ferea will be a rematch of their BKFC 41 clash in April. After two highly entertaining rounds of back-and-forth action, the bout was stopped by the ringside doctors after ‘Rowdy’ sustained a significant cut on her eyebrow.
It was an undeniably frustrating finish for Rawlings who found a fair amount of success against Ferea, a fighter known for steamrolling her competition over the last five years.
“I think it’s easy to look dominant and look like a bully when the caliber of fighters you’re fighting aren’t that great,” Rawlings said about Ferea. “I’ve traveled the world and fought the best around the world for a long time. That doesn’t work on me. You’re not going to intimidate me. You’re not going to bully me.
“I definitely think that my style versus her style is a good matchup, and it proved to be a good matchup in the first fight. I just think I’m technically better, and if all she has is toughness and aggression, I have that, too. So you’ve got to bring something else to the table. I think I’m just going to outwork her. I’m going to out skill her. I’m more technical. I’m more of a sharpshooter, and I’m obviously not going to let her bully me like I didn’t the last time either. It’s going to make a good fight.”
Combat sports star and OnlyFans model Paige VanZant is always open to taking fan requests on the popular subscription-based…
Brazilian UFC standout Norma Dumont has announced an official partnership with OnlyFans. The top 15 ranked bantamweight is set…
After seven years and nine fights under the UFC banner, Paige VanZant walked away from the promotion in pursuit…
Former IBF bantamweight champion Ebanie Bridges believes a collaboration between herself and UFC fighter turned bare-knuckle brawler Paige VanZant…
BKFC brawler ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings is more than happy to take credit for the explosion of combat sports athletes…
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