People have just found out what Paige VanZant's real name is and why she changed it

Paige VanZant is one of the most popular female sports stars on the planet - but she used to be called something different.

She moved up to the flyweight division in 2017 but failed to capture championship gold.

VanZant was beaten by Britain Hart in her debut and later lost to Rachael Ostovich, leaving her bare-knuckle record at 0-2.

She told Barstool Sports in an interview earlier this year: "Yes, OnlyFans has been my largest source of income, I would say combined in my fighting career, I think I’ve made more money in 24 hours on OnlyFans than I have in my entire fighting career.

VanZant later added: "I've worked pretty hard in other industries and trying to crossover to like I guess a more of a mainstream personality.

"But yes, OnlyFans has been my largest source of income. I would say combined in my fighting. I think I made more money in 24 hours on OnlyFans than I had in my entire fighting career."

What even VanZant's biggest fans might not know is her real second name isn't actually VanZant.

The Oregon native was born with the name Paige Sletten. As a student, she was the victim of a rape in her hometown.

Classmates started to call her 'Paige Slutton', leading to the name change.

She decided on VanZant after hearing it at one of her mother's PE lessons. It was the name of one of her students, so she decided to adopt it as her own.