Okay, so today I decided to try and figure out Erin Blanchfield’s net worth. It sounds simple, right? Just punch it into a search engine.
My First Steps
So, the first thing I did was exactly that. I opened up my browser and typed in things like “Erin Blanchfield net worth” and “Erin Blanchfield UFC earnings”. Pretty straightforward stuff.
What Popped Up
Well, I got a bunch of results, mostly from those celebrity net worth websites and some MMA fan blogs. And honestly? The numbers were all over the place. One site said maybe a couple hundred thousand, another threw out a number closer to a million, and some just gave really vague ranges.
Here’s the problem: None of these sites really showed their work. They don’t tell you where they got the numbers. It felt like a lot of guessing, or maybe they were just copying each other. There wasn’t anything solid I could point to and say, “Okay, this looks reliable.”
Digging a Bit Deeper
I thought, maybe I can find some official figures. Like, does the UFC publish fighter salaries? Generally, no. They keep that stuff pretty private. Sometimes, for certain big fights, the athletic commissions release the disclosed purses, the amount fighters are guaranteed just for showing up and fighting.
So I tried searching for Erin Blanchfield’s specific fight purses. I looked for reports from her recent fights.
- I found some estimates for a couple of her fight nights.
- But even these disclosed purses aren’t the full picture.
Why? Because they don’t usually include:
- Any win bonuses she might have received.
- Those “Performance of the Night” or “Fight of the Night” bonuses, which can be like $50,000 extra.
- Money from sponsors.
Thinking About Other Income
And that sponsor money is a big unknown. You see fighters wearing different brands on their shorts and banners. Erin Blanchfield definitely has sponsors. But those deals are private contracts between her and the companies. There’s no public record of how much she makes from them. It could be a little; it could be a lot, depending on the deals her management team got her.
Putting It Together (Or Trying To)
So, I considered her career so far. She’s young, she’s been climbing the ranks in the UFC flyweight division, and she’s been pretty active. That usually means her pay per fight is increasing. But still, trying to add up estimated purses (which aren’t always public), potential bonuses (which she doesn’t get every time), and completely unknown sponsorship money… it’s just guesswork.
Plus, what people usually mean by “net worth” for athletes is really their estimated career earnings. True net worth is everything they own minus everything they owe. We have absolutely no way of knowing her investments, expenses, or debts.
My Conclusion After Trying
After spending some time on this, I realized finding a reliable, exact number for Erin Blanchfield’s net worth just isn’t really possible for someone like me just searching online. The figures you see out there are estimates at best, and probably not very accurate ones. She’s undoubtedly doing well and earning good money, especially as a top contender, and her net worth is certainly growing. But putting a specific dollar amount on it? It feels like pulling a number out of thin air based on the available public information.
So, that was my little journey trying to find that number. It’s harder than it looks!
