MMA fighter Cole Johnson has sparked widespread attention online after announcing that he would take on a chimpanzee in a one-on-one fight. However, his latest Instagram post about the proposed fight has revealed a different message.<\/p>\n
In his latest post, Johnson said that instead of watching a chimpanzee and a human kill each other, people should donate money to help save the habitat of these animals.<\/p>\n
He also shared a screenshot of the Jane Goodall Institute’s website, claiming that he had made a donation to the organisation. However, the amount was not disclosed in the screenshot.<\/p>\n
Check Out The Post Here:From Where It Started<\/p>\n
Johnson first announced <\/a>the fight on August 30. He also discussed it during an interview <\/a>with entrepreneur Brendan Ruh. When Ruh asked him if he was going to fight the chimpanzee, Johnson replied, “Yes, sir.”<\/p>\n He later explained that his original video was made as a joke and that although he believed he could defeat a chimpanzee, he never thought he would actually fight one.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to Johnson, people later contacted him with an offer of $500,000, which led him to accept the proposed fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, he said the person who made the offer did not follow through. Johnson said he later received another offer for even more money, but he could not disclose the amount.\u00a0<\/p>\n But now, he has appealed to people to help protect these animals habitat instead of watching a human and a chimpanzee fight.<\/p>\n