BKFC fighter Bec Rawlings is used to showing up early. She fought on the first sanctioned bareknuckle boxing card since 1889. She was one of the first female fighters on the BKFC promotion, which later attracted the likes of Pearl Gonzales and Paige VanZant.
She also led an alternative charge – which other fighters later mimicked – by supplementing her fighting income on OnlyFans, a platform frequented by sex workers in full creative control of their own product. Ahead of BKFC 26, Rawlings told the media that despite the naysayers, she continues to pride herself on “not giving a f*** what other people think”. “I’m not afraid to take risks.
Bec Rawlings on OnlyFans Backlash: “I pride myself on not giving a f*** what other people think”
I think a lot of people were a little bit scared to jump over to OnlyFans out of fear of backlash. Like, ‘Ooh are you doing porn? Are you a porn star?’ They were kind of scared of that, the stigma that OnlyFans had behind it. I pride myself on not giving a f*** what other people think. So I take the gamble and it’s paid off.
Without my OnlyFans right now without being able to fight for two years, I would be homeless. It was worth the risk. It was worth the gamble. I’m never going to sit back and not do things out of fear of what people might think of me. Cause I’ve figured out people are going to hate regardless. They’re going to find a reason to hate if they’re going to hate. I don’t care anymore. I’m going to do me and hope that it pays off.”
Rawlings is proud, as usual, to lead the way. “I don’t understand the stigma behind it or why people care.
It’s almost like when they judge you for being a fighter cause they would never have the balls to do it themselves. I think that’s where a lot of the hate comes from. It’s because they’re actually jealous that you don’t care and you’re willing to take a risk, to get the biscuit. Risk it for the biscuit.
It’s cool to kind of lead the way there, and it’s really nice to have security and control over your own income as well. Not having to rely on promoters and fights and kind of get bossed around. You have the opportunity to put whatever you want out there, make the money however you want, there’s no one telling you, you have to do this, or you have to do that. It’s nice to have the control finally.”
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