{"id":351993,"date":"2020-06-02T05:56:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T12:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=351993"},"modified":"2020-06-02T05:56:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T12:56:46","slug":"video-israel-adesanya-speaks-at-black-lives-matter-protest-in-auckland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-israel-adesanya-speaks-at-black-lives-matter-protest-in-auckland\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Israel Adesanya speaks at Black Lives Matter protest in Auckland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has spoken out at a Black Lives Matter protest in Auckland.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Last Stylebender&#8221; is known for being<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/israel-adesanya-shares-advice-for-young-fighters-dont-be-fake-like-jon-jones\/\"> outspoken<\/a>, and he isn&#8217;t scared to speak on topics outside of the MMA circuit. That includes the devastating killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers in America last week. His passing has ignited debate and protest over police brutality and the treatment of black citizens in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, dozens of UFC fighters sent messages of support to George Floyd&#8217;s family and protesters. Israel Adesanya took a more active role as he spoke at a Black Lives Matter rally just outside the US Embassy in Auckland, New Zealand. See his speech below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The CHAMP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stylebender?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stylebender<\/a> addresses the Auckland <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackLivesMatter<\/a> march earlier today. GO OFF KING &#x1f451; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8q7Rs3uGK2\">pic.twitter.com\/8q7Rs3uGK2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ISOALATION 2020 &#x2623; (@isoakavakimotu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isoakavakimotu\/status\/1267381504176345090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"aJOO1d\">\u201cI\u2019m pissed off,\u201d Adesanya told the crowd (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/06\/israel-adesnya-speaks-at-black-lives-matter-rally-george-floyd-protest\">MMAJunkie<\/a>). \u201cWait, hold up. How many of you walk into a store and have to put your hands behind your back just so they don\u2019t think you\u2019re stealing? How many of you walk down the street and have to kind of smile and try to make you see the person who already is scared of you, you make them feel comfortable?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite being at the top of his game, Adesanya revealed that he still experiences racism. He also called on all races to stand up and fight the cause.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yj3piU\">\u201cI just moved to a spot,\u201d Adesanya said. \u201cI\u2019m at the top. I go in the elevator, three times already I\u2019ve had to have racist, scared white people jump when they see me, so I smile at them. So now I gotta go to the side and let them walk through just so they don\u2019t get scared when they see me. Why? Because I\u2019m black. Just because I\u2019m black. What did I do? I didn\u2019t have a choice. If I had a choice, I\u2019d still be black.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking for so long, we\u2019ve been marching for so long, but it\u2019s not about us now,\u201d Adesanya added. \u201cShoutout to all the white people, all the people of different races being here, because we need you. We need you to speak up. We need you to say something, because like he said, I\u2019m sick and tired of seeing those face get killed because, guess what, I see myself in them. And it\u2019s heartbreaking, man. I\u2019m pissed off.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has spoken out at a Black Lives Matter protest in Auckland. &#8220;The Last Stylebender&#8221; is known for being outspoken, and he isn&#8217;t scared to speak on topics outside of the MMA circuit. That includes the devastating killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers in America last week. 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