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Change may not always be welcomed in mixed martial arts, but the Professional Fighters League has used it to make an incredibly positive move. After dropping the regular-season points format and bringing in a single-elimination tournament setup for this year, the PFL has begun to thrive more than ever before.
The new format is just getting started for the PFL, but even before dissecting any of the tournament results, the first big moves were the additions of the bantamweight and middleweight divisions.