Ruben Warr isn’t essentially dropping sleep at night time that he doesn’t maintain the No. 1 spot for the quickest knockout in BKFC historical past however he would love for the report to replicate that.
As he prepares to return to motion in the primary occasion at BKFC Combat Evening: Los Angeles on Saturday, the light-weight contender has watched his vicious six-second knockout over UFC veteran Robbie Peralta loads of instances however not as a result of he’s making an attempt to present himself an ego enhance. As an alternative, Warr argues that he ought to maintain the report by a fraction of a second over Uly Diaz, who as soon as scored a blistering quick three-second knockout in BKFC.
“[I’ve watched it] in all probability one million instances,” Warr advised MMA Combating. “I’m at all times timing it. I used to be at all times timing my struggle making an attempt to know why they took so lengthy to name the struggle off. As a result of it wasn’t six seconds. You and everyone is aware of it wasn’t six seconds.
“I timed it at 2.7 seconds. Folks can say what they need or time it themselves however I had it at 2.7 seconds.”
The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it knockout was an insane method for Warr to cap off his struggle so he’s undoubtedly pleased to make a spotlight reel however he’d nonetheless just like the report to go together with it.
Because it stands, Warr’s knockout is the third quickest in BKFC historical past however he would love a evaluate, particularly as he preparest to struggle in California once more on Saturday.
“I really feel like I don’t know if California has a factor in opposition to me or what however they robbed me on the [Andrew] Angelcor struggle, everyone is aware of I received that struggle,” Warr mentioned. “The dude cheated and so they nonetheless made it a no-contest as a substitute of placing me because the winner. Then they robbed me on my time knocking Robbie out.
“I simply performed it over, time and again and attempt to make it perceive why. As of now, I’m No. 3 for quickest knockouts in BKFC historical past. I’m able to be No. 1 so I hope Bovar [Khanakov] is prepared.”
In fact, Warr touting his knockout report finally landed on Diaz’s doorstep as a result of he’s the one who supplied the documented three-second end that also retains him at No. 1 for now.
“He’s at all times tagging himself ‘I’m the quickest, I’ve the quickest knockout!’” Warr mentioned about Diaz. “I’ll prefer it and I’ll comply with him again. He looks as if a pleasant man however everyone is aware of I’ve the quickest knockout.”
Now simply because he delivered an all-time reminiscence together with his earlier struggle doesn’t imply Warr is making an attempt to reside on previous glory as he prepares to struggle on Saturday.
As a lot as he desires that knockout report for prosperity sake, Warr has lengthy since moved on from that struggle and now he’s trying ahead to going through Bovar Khanakov with hopes that one other win might get him a title shot at new champion Rico Franco.
“I don’t need to attempt to do it once more as a result of this can be a as soon as in a lifetime sort of factor,” Warr mentioned. “However I do consider in my ability and I do consider in my energy so once I do contact Bovar, it’s going to be night-night. It’s only a matter of studying him and timing the whole lot similar to I did Robbie.
“He’s not going to come back in the way in which Robbie did so I do know it’s not going to go as quick. If it does, it does. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. I’m simply going to struggle.”
