Israel Adesanya told his fans to “f*** the system” and “f*** your couch” in an attempt to raise awareness around Emancipation Day – or Juneteenth – a day celebrating the end of slavery across the US. UFC middleweight champion Adesanya (19-0), who was seen giving an emotional speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in his native New Zealand last month, urged people to not be distracted by what the “cameras focus on” and address “the elephant in the room” – which he cryptically compared to Harry Potter series’ Voldemort character but did not specify further. “F*** the system! F*** couch!! What a time to be alive. Imagine what it would have been like to be a slave on #Emancipation Day #Juneteenth, or to have been alive witnessing the fall of the Western Roman Empire,” said “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya alongside a photo of his dog on a sports field next to a sign prohibiting dogs. Emancipation Day was celebrated on June 19. “We are in the mist of a great changing of the guard in our world, having the power return back to the people. Most of us are focused on the manufactured riots, Covid-19 and whatever else cameras focus on. View this post on Instagram Fuck the system! Fuck your couch!! What a time to be alive. Imagine what it would have been like to be a slave on #EmancipationDay #Juneteenth , or to have been alive witnessing the fall of the Western Roman Empire... We are in the mist of a great changing of the guard in our world, having the power return back to the people. Most of us are focused on the manufactured riots, covid-19 and whatever else cameras focus on. Meanwhile the elephant in the room is right there but no one dares looks at it and lord Voldemort aka she who shall not be named. Issokay, don’t pay me no mind. I’m just walking with my doggos and took a cool pic of my dog saying #fuckthesystem #fuckyourcouch A post shared by Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) on Jun 21, 2020 at 7:56pm PDT “Meanwhile the elephant in the room is right there but no one dares look at it and lord Voldemort aka she who shall not be named. [It’s OK], don’t pay me no mind. I’m just walking with my doggos and took a cool pic of my dog saying #f***thesystem #f***yourcouch”. The 30-year-old Nigerian-Kiwi, who last fought in a unanimous decision win against Yoel Romero in March, also posted photos of himself next to an elderly white woman with the caption, “We are all one. But we are not the same.” View this post on Instagram ♂️ We are all one. But we are not the same. A post shared by Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) on Jun 19, 2020 at 1:24am PDT While the UFC has yet to schedule his next title fight, Adesanya has also been rumoured to be one of two coaches for the promotion’s The Ultimate Fighter reality show next season – alongside middleweight contender Paulo Costa. UFC president Dana White confirmed to The Schmozone Podcast that Costa “wants it”. White also confirmed at the UFC Fight Night post-fight press conference that the Adesanya vs Costa “fight is happening” but did not go into why there have been delays. “Borrachinha” Costa (13-0) has not fought since a unanimous decision win against Romero in August 2019. The 29-year-old Brazilian retweeted coach Eric Albarracin’s interview clip calling the pair “the biggest middleweight rivalry in history next to Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen”. We have changed the course of #MMA @ufc history before. We Will do it again. don’t just bend reality, Create it. Who wants to see 13-0 @BorrachinhaMMA The Eraser vs Last style Bender 19-0 on The Ultimate Fighter ESPN 1 ? LFG @danawhite #TUFonESPN1 #Eraser vs. Stylebender pic.twitter.com/M072rHncXI — Eric Albarracin (@CPTdasAmericas) June 20, 2020