Jon Jones went viral on social media after posting a video on Instagram of him stopping protestors in Albuquerque, N.M., and confiscating their spray cans late Sunday night.
The 32-year-old, who announced earlier that evening that he's revoking his UFC light heavyweight championship, told the young protestors that vandalism "is not the way," as they promptly handed the cans over to the 6-4, 205-pound world-class fighter.
"Is this s— even about George Floyd anymore?" Jones wrote in his Instagram post. "Why the f— are you punk a— teenagers destroying our cities? As a young black man, trust me, I'm frustrated as well, but this is not the way, we are starting to make a bad situation worse. If you got love for your city, protect your s—. All you old heads need to speak up, call your young family members and tell them to come home tonight."
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Earlier on Sunday, Jones honored George Floyd, who was killed by Minneapolis police on May 25, by posting a photo of Floyd as a baby with his mother.
In the days since Floyd's death, athletes across the country, and even overseas, have spoken out against police brutality and racial injustice.