ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto interviews Belal Muhammad about his short-notice fight vs. Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 in Newark, New Jersey. They discuss why the fight is five rounds and Muhammad’s current weight for the welterweight bout. 0:00 How did the fight come together? 2:04 Golden ticket to a title fight? 3:02 He’s taking all the risk, not Gilbert 4:55 Mental and physical condition 6:31 Khabib told him he should do 5 rounds 7:12 Currently weighs 215 pounds 8:55 Asking Ian Larios about weight cut 11:04 Sizing up Burns 12:29 Perfect scenario for title fight 13:20 His meeting with Dana White #UFC288 #BelalMuhammad #UFC ? For more UFC, sign up for ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/ufc/youtube ? Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ? Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ? Subscribe to ESPN FC on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNFC ? Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ? Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeT