The weekend was filled with fights, though it tended more towards boxing than MMA. Nonetheless, Professional Fighters League 10 went down in Washington, D.C., and on paper was theoretically the major MMA card to put under the microscope. However, despite firming up the promotion’s six separate million-dollar tournament finals for New Year’s Eve, PFL 10 left us with more questions than answers, more misgivings than motivation and was nowhere near the best show in a 48-hour span.
Although this column is titled “Five Lessons Learned,” I will admit that often, a more apt title might be “Five Issues Illustrated” or occasionally and more incisively, “Five Things We Might Have Already Known But Were Unfortunately Reminded Of.