Shavkat Rakhmonov accuses Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman of making empty callouts, Covington responds [Video]

Shavkat Rakhmonov and Colby Covington appear to be on the same page, whether they realize it or not.

With UFC 310 in flux due to welterweight champion Belal Muhammad recently being forced to withdraw from his Dec. 7 fight with Rakhmonov, several names have lined up to potentially take on the undefeated Kazakhstan native. In an interview with Submission Radio, Covington speculated that he’d fare well in a potential fight with Rakhmonov, while former welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman said on his podcast that he’s open to taking a short-notice call to face Rakhmonov despite their having previously trained at the same gym.

Rakhmonov responded to the comments on social media, daring his rivals to put pen to paper.

“All I hear are empty callouts,” Rakhmonov wrote. “No real intention, no action. Just posturing for media and fans.”

It didn’t take long for Covington to log on and respond, telling Rakhmonov’s manager Daniel Rubenstein to …