MORRISTOWN, N.J. – The high-stakes UFC 288 co-main event is set after Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns made weight at Friday’s official weigh-ins.
Muhammad (22-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and Burns (22-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) agreed to meet in a five-round fight on just 16 days’ notice, but that didn’t prove to be an issue at weigh-ins when both men hit their marks for the welterweight bout, which takes place Saturday at Prudential Center and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Unbeaten in his past nine fights, Muhammad tipped the scale at 170 pounds on the nose during the weigh-in session at the UFC host hotel in New Jersey. Burns, who will be competing for the third time already in 2023, registered at 171 pounds.
Watch the video above to see Muhammad and Burns weigh in for the UFC 288 co-headliner.
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