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Robert Whittaker vs. Bogdan Guskov co-headlines UFC Sydney
Whittaker, 35, was born in New Zealand but lives in Sydney, and faces the tenth-ranked Guskov on a card headlined by Salkilld and Saint Denis; the commute is short.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from Late Night BBN at 11:11 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Robert Whittaker vs. Bogdan Guskov co-headlines UFC Sydney”, with reporting from Sherdog.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 11:11 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Former UFC.
- BBN covered this story before: Weird Al plays a banana synthesizer; ex-UFC star fights six (November 1).
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- Yahoo SportsRobert Whittaker vs. Bogdan Guskov co-headlines UFC Sydney
- SherdogRobert Whittaker vs. Bogdan Guskov co-headlines UFC Sydney November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorRobert Whittaker fights Bogdan Guskov in the co-main event at UFC Sydney, and Whittaker grew up in Sydney and lives there now.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo where's he been fighting?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorEverywhere else. Look, it's his first fight at home since November twenty fourteen, and I'm telling you, that is a family in crisis.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEleven years. He could have walked there and still been late.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe's ranked eleventh, Guskov's tenth, and Guskov took the Abu Dhabi main event on short notice in July.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorWhittaker stopped Krylov in the third round at UFC 329 in July.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGuskov flew in on short notice, and Whittaker had eleven years' notice and still gets to sleep in his own bed.
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