The UFL will crown a first-time champion on Saturday. In this year’s title game, the DC Defenders take on the Michigan Panthers at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.
A spring football champion will be crowned on Saturday, as the DC Defenders (6-4) and Michigan Panthers (6-4) meet at The Dome at America’s Center in the 2025 UFL Championship Game. This is a matchup between two of the best offenses in the league this year. DC led the league in total offense averaging 345.2 yards per game, while Michigan led in offensive scoring averaging 24.5 points per game. Both teams’ quarterbacks were viewed by many as the top two MVP favorites, with Michigan’s Bryce Young beating out DC’s Jordan Ta’amu.
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Game Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
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Despite those offensive performances in the regular season both teams were the second seed in their respective conferences, picking up upset wins on the road in the conference finals last weekend. Michigan beat the defending champion Birmingham Stallions, while DC knocked off the St. Louis Battlehawks.
These teams met once during the regular season, back in early May. Michigan won that game 38-14.
Either team would be a first-time champion in the UFL. The Michigan franchise is in the playoffs for the third year in a row between the USFL and UFL, and did win a championship in the prior iteration of the USFL in 1983. DC is back in the postseason for the first time since making the XFL playoffs in 2023 – the team’s only other playoff appearance to date since being founded in 2020.
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