Colby Covington left Chavkat Rakhmonov as the welterweight pair continue to exchange words.

Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) recently revealed to Submission Radio that he proposed to intervene against Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on December 7 at UFC 310. Former champion Kamaru Usman also hinted that he is ready to fight RakhmonovWHO don’t buy any of their claims.

“All I hear are empty calls! » Rakhmonov written thescoring both Usman and Covington. “No real intention, no action. Just a posturing for the media and fans @USMAN84kg @ColbyCovMMA.

Rakhmonov’s message triggered Covington, who launched an explicit rant about Instagram.

“Someone just showed me (manager Danny) Rubenstein’s tweet for this big idiot, this shit rat,” Covington said. “Listen, Junior. Translate this into whatever caveman dialect you need and run it through that big empty skull attached to that gummy ass body: I’m not holding back and I’m not bluffing. As soon as I get off this beautiful five-star Trump golf course in the heart of MAGA country in West Palm Beach, Florida, I call Hunter (Campbell) and Dana (White), and we can all see who’s posing for Clicks, bozo.

Rakhmonov then responded in the comments of Covington’s Instagram post.

“Let’s go, I’m ready!” Your words will not help you in the octagon,” Rakhmonov wrote.

Covington has not competed since title loss to then-champion Leon Edwards at UFC 296 last December. Meanwhile, after submitting Stephen Thompson, Rakhmonov prepared for his first title shot against welterweight champion Belal Muhammad at UFC 310, but Muhammad was forced to withdraw. due to a bone infection in the foot.

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