Max Holloway's 5 greatest UFC performances

5) UFC 199 vs Ricardo Lamas

No matter what Max Holloway has done, or will do in his UFC career, no moment will be more synonymous with the Hawaiian's sheer fighting spirit than his UFC 199 bout against Ricardo Lamas. Holloway sealed his shot by extending his win streak to 9 over a strong competitor in Lamas, but he did so in the most stylish way possible.

After edging out Lamas over 3 rounds, with 10 seconds to go, Holloway pointed to the ground and said: "Let's Bang!" What followed was one of the most insane exchanges in UFC history and what's so amazing is that these two agreed to it, going all out in one last attempt to come out on top.

Holloway & Lamas in the middle of their infamous exchange

The one who did, however, was Holloway. This wasn't Holloway's most dominant win, like against Jose Aldo, and while it didn't garner him UFC gold like against Pettis, it was the performance that sent Max into the stratosphere as a bonafide stud, a fact that has come full circle with his latest gutsy agreement to take on Khabib Nurmagomedov this Saturday!