🚨 COLE JOHNSON DOUBLES DOWN ON HIS CHIMPANZEE FIGHT CLAIM 🤾🦍 Cole Johnson is not backing down from his belief that he could beat a chimpanzee in a one-on-one fight. The 1-0 amateur MMA fighter from City Kickboxing says the common argument that chimpanzees are stronger than humans only applies when comparing them with the average human. According to Johnson, a lifelong wrestler and grappler like himself is a completely different story. Johnson claims the chimp would be around four feet tall and 130 pounds and says people are “underestimating a trained human.” He then took the confidence level considerably further, repeatedly insisting that he would “destroy a chimpanzee.” Now, we get to see if he was right. Watch Cole Johnson take on a full-grown chimpanzee live on PPV on September 11 at 8 PM CT. 🥊 Via @wavy.mma WHO IS GOING TO WIN THIS FIGHT? 👀 COLE JOHNSON 🤾 / CHIMPANZEE 🦍 #mma #combatsports #humanvsanimal #animalfight #animalfights
Cole Johnson, a 1-0 amateur MMA fighter out of City Kickboxing, is standing firm on one of combat sports' more unusual declarations: that he can beat a chimpanzee in a one-on-one fight.
Johnson has been vocal about his belief, pushing back against the widely cited claim that chimpanzees possess superhuman strength. His counterargument is that the strength comparison holds true only when a chimp is measured against an average, untrained person. A lifelong wrestler and grappler, Johnson argues, is an entirely different proposition.
He has also taken issue with how people size up a chimpanzee physically, suggesting the animal would stand around four feet tall and weigh approximately 130 pounds. In his view, the public is "underestimating a trained human."
Johnson did not leave much room for ambiguity about how he expects the contest to end, repeatedly stating that he would "destroy a chimpanzee."
Why it matters
- Johnson is an amateur fighter with a 1-0 record, making this by far the highest-profile bout of his early career
- His wrestling and grappling background forms the core of his argument that trained humans can compete with primates in a physical contest
- The event is scheduled for September 11 at 8 PM CT on pay-per-view, meaning a wide audience will be watching
Whether Johnson's confidence proves warranted, the matchup represents one of the stranger tests combat sports has ever produced for a fighter barely beyond his first professional appearance.
