Ruben Warr isn't necessarily losing sleep over not being No. 1 for the fastest knockout in BKFC history, but he would love for the record to reflect that.
As he prepares to return to action in the main event of BKFC Fight Night: Los Angeles on Saturday, the lightweight contender watched his brutal six-second knockout of the UFC veteran often, but not because he's trying to boost his ego. Instead, Warr argues that he should hold the record by a fraction of a second ahead of Uly Diaz, who once scored a rapid three-second knockout at BKFC.
“[I’ve watched it] probably a million times,” Warr told MMA Fighting. “I always adapt it. I always timed my fight and tried to understand why it took so long to stop the fight. Because it wasn't six seconds. You and everyone knows it wasn't six seconds.
“I estimated the time at 2.7 seconds. People can say what they want or measure it themselves, but I had it at 2.7 seconds.”
The lightning-quick knockout was an insane way for Warr to cap off his fight, so he's definitely happy to do a highlight reel, but he'd still like the record to go with it.
As it stands, Warr's knockout is the third fastest in BKFC history, but he would appreciate a look back, especially as he prepares to fight again in California on Saturday.
“I feel like, I don’t know if California has something against me or what, but they robbed me [Andrew] Angelcor fight, everyone knows I won that fight,” Warr said. “The guy cheated and still made it a no-contest instead of declaring me the winner. Then they stole from me and knocked Robbie out.
“I just played it over and over again and tried to make him understand why. I am currently #3 for fastest knockouts in BKFC history. I'm ready to be number 1, so I hope, Bovar [Khanakov] is finished.”
Of course, Warr, touting his knockout record, ended up on Diaz's doorstep because he was the one who delivered the documented three-second win that still keeps him at No. 1 for now.
“He always refers to himself as 'I'm the fastest, I have the fastest knockout!'” Warr said of Diaz. “I will like it and I will follow it. He seems like a nice guy, but everyone knows I have the fastest knockout.”
Just because he delivered a memorable one with his previous fight doesn't mean Warr is trying to live off past glory as he prepares for Saturday's fight.
As much as he wants that knockout record for wealth, Warr has long since put that fight behind him and is now looking forward to facing Bovar Khanakov in the hopes that another win could give him a title shot with new champion Rico Franco.
“I don’t want to try it again because this is a one-time thing,” Warr said. “But I believe in my abilities and I believe in my strength. So if I touch Bovar, it will be night after night. It's just a matter of reading it and timing everything, just like I did with Robbie.
“He’s not going to come like Robbie, so I know it won’t be as quick. If so, then it does. If not, then not. I’ll just fight.”
