“Let’s bang, bro.”

That was the thought in the head of Max Holloway when he pointed to the canvas with seconds remaining in his featherweight fight against Ricardo Lamas on Saturday night at UFC 199 in Los Angeles.

The two fighters exchanged a wild flurry of punches in the center of the cage before the final bell sounded, ending a unanimous-decision victory for Holloway, who ran his UFC winning streak to nine fights.

All three judges scored the bout 30-27 in favor of Holloway (16-3, 12-3 UFC), who has the third-longest winning streak among active fighters.

It’s the longest winning streak for a fighter not to get a world title shot.

Ranked fourth at 145 pounds, Holloway made a statement he’s ready to face the winner between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar for the interim featherweight title held next month.

Lamas, ranked fifth at 145 pounds, was dominated throughout the fight.

According to UFC.com, Holloway landed 111 of 213 strikes and 103 of 205 significant strikes with two submission attempts.

Lamas landed 66 of 137 total strikes and 64 of 135 significant strikes.

With the fight in hand, Holloway pointed to the canvas and spent the final 10 seconds exchanging haymakers with Lamas as both fighters brought the crowd to its feet to end it.

“He gave me that look, like, ‘Let’s bang bro,’” Holloway said after the fight in an interview with UFC commentator Joe Rogan. “So I let him bang.”

Holloway fought off two takedown attempts from Lamas and punctuated the first round with a spinning wheel kick.

Holloway got caught being a little overzealous standing with a couple of counter right hands but hurt Lamas again in the second round.

Twice he nearly slipped in a choke on a Lamas takedown attempt and ended the round on top landing a vicious elbow after trying for a rear-naked choke.

Holloway starting bleeding from near his right eye in the third round and Lamas landed a few hard inside kicks.

With the win, Holloway has now won fights against four of the top eight ranked fighters in the division.

“If I got to go for 10 (in a row) I got to go for 10,” Holloway said at the postfight press conference.”

“I think the division is wide open,” said Dave Sholler, UFC director of public relations, who filled in for UFC President Dana White at the press conference. “We’ll see by the end of the year if Conor (McGregor) wants to drop down and fight; otherwise it’s a good night to be Max Holloway.”

McGregor, the actual belt holder at 145 pounds, will fight Nate Diaz in a rematch at 170 pounds at UFC 202 in August.