Hot take: the pro fighting scene was better when it was split from the main buhurt scene
Back in the day you needed to compete in the wmfc, there was no other option to do actual pro fights.
It was way better event and fighting wise.
So i see the development with stuff like new era, acc, tal, pwr and amma a step in the right direction.
Buhurt and duels thrive on venues like renfairs and medieval markets etc. Pro fighting does not, especially if we want to professionalise it. Wmfc events where also held at buhurt venues but as separate events, see dynamo cup for example. The pro fights where running next to the buhurts but in a different way it was today.
With pro fight only events we could get way more attention to the sport, building actual professionalised stuff. TAL, ACC and AMMA are proof of that. I do love the historical venues in pwr and new era and really love to compete in new era tournaments still dont get me wrong here. But i think it is maybe a smart thing to see pro fighting and the wider buhurt scene as different entities.
(Unfair side hit) like larp and the sca, both are fun play pretend things where you can have a lot of fun. But one is actually doing cool stuff and is kinda serious and the other one is the sca