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Las Vegas \u2014 Even lightweight George Staines himself didn\u2019t expect to knock someone out with a slam, but that\u2019s what happened on the Contender Series on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Staines (11-0) put away Loai Abushaar in just over a minute in the card\u2019s headliner, after which the Liverpool-based fighter admitted that \u201cI was surprised that I knocked him out with it. I think when you\u2019re slamming someone, you should slam him into the floor, you know what I mean? But never in a million years did I think I\u2019d spark someone with a slam to the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press, the teammate of Paddy Pimblett noted that it was \u201cvery cool to have made history right there\u201d after earning the first slam KO on the show.<\/p>\n
Staines was ribbed mercilessly by Pimblett throughout his post-fight appearance, leading him to jokingly ask \u201cCan someone kick him out?\u201d<\/p>\n
Apparently, it\u2019s just another day when you\u2019re a teammate of Paddy \u201cThe Baddy.\u201d \u201cYeah. This is literally common behavior for him,\u201d laughed Staines. \u201cVery, very common. Bullying. Bullying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staines spoke with Cageside Press about the level of competition he\u2019s faced up to this point.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think for a while I\u2019ve been ready for the UFC. I\u2019ve always fought the best kid that\u2019s been given to me,\u201d said Staines, noting that he\u2019d performed against \u201ctwo undefeated fighters back-to-back, a 12-0 who was scouted to be one of the best prospects outside the UFC in Marcelo Marques, and then Conor McCarthy. If any of you just watched his win in Cage Warriors in Dublin, what a spectacular win. Great knockout. So he\u2019s gonna be here probably in the UFC soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMarcelo Marques, he\u2019s ready to be in the UFC as well. So I\u2019m beating guys I could have been fighting in the UFC. I think I\u2019m ready for any challenge, and I think I\u2019ll tear through this lightweight division at quite a quick, rapid rate and get some ranked opportunities quite quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n