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Fox Sports
10-06-2025
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- Fox Sports
UFL Awards: Bryce Perkins named Offensive Player of Year, Pita Taumoepenu is DPOY
The 2025 UFL Championship is set. The Michigan Panthers, who defeated the Birmingham Stallions in the USFL title game, will take on the DC Defenders, who took down the St. Louis Battlehawks in the XFL title game. The championship game will kick off at 8 p.m. ET Saturday in St. Louis. Before the title game gets underway, the UFL is set to handout multiple awards for the 2025 season, including the league MVP award, which will be announced on Friday. Here's who was honored this year: OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Bryce Perkins, QB, Michigan Panthers DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Pita Taumoepenu, LB, St. Louis Battlehawks SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: Leon O'Neal Jr., S, Houston Roughnecks COACH OF THE YEAR: To be announced Thursday, June 12 ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR: To be announced Thursday, June 12 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: To be announced Friday, June 13 Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily ! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience United Football League recommended Get more from United Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
NBC Sports
09-06-2025
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- NBC Sports
D.C. Defenders top St. Louis Battlehawks in UFL playoffs, 36-18
For the second straight year, the St. Louis Battlehawks were one home playoff win away from the UFL championship, which again will be played in St. Louis. For the second straight year, the Battlehawks fell short of qualifying for the title game. The D.C. Defenders upended the Battlehawks on Sunday, 36-18, for the XFL Conference berth in next weekend's UFL Championship. A crowd of 27,548 showed up for the playoff game. Quarterback Jordan Ta'amu completed 18 of 26 passes for 204 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Running back Deon Jackson racked up 110 rushing yards on 21 carries, with a pair of touchdowns. St. Louis never led. Instead, D.C. scored the first two touchdowns and systematically pulled away. The two teams had split their regular-season series, with the Defenders winning in St. Louis and losing at home. They'll now have a chance to win for the fourth time in St. Louis this year, in the UFL Championship against the Michigan Panthers. St. Louis had an 8-2 regular-season record, best in the league. The Defenders finished the regular season at 6-4.
Fox Sports
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Defenders vs. Battlehawks live updates: Top moments from 2025 UFL playoffs
The 2025 UFL postseason is in full swing! The DC Defenders are going up against the St. Louis Battlehawks at The Dome at America's Center in the XFL Conference Championship Game on Sunday on FOX. Live Coverage for this began on 6:23p ET recommended Get more from United Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Fox Sports
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Battlehawks vs. Defenders live updates: Top moments from UFL Week 10
The 10th and final week of the 2025 UFL regular season is here! Kicking things off, the St. Louis Battlehawks (7-2) are on the road to take on the DC Defenders (6-3) at Audi Field on Friday night (8 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). It could be a good indicator of how the playoffs will unfold, as both teams are back in action again soon for the XFL Conference Championship Game on Sunday, June 8. Live Coverage for this began on 7:03p ET recommended Get more from United Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
Fox Sports
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 UFL MVP Power Rankings: Defenders QB Jordan Ta'amu leads after Week 8
Week 8 of the UFL season is in the books. The playoff schedule is all set and ready to go. Where do we stand in the MVP race? Heading into Week 9, the MVP race appears to be a two-man competition between a pair of quarterbacks that have stood out above the rest this season: Bryce Perkins and Jordan Ta'amu . Does Perkins or Ta'amu claim the top spot in this week's rankings? Who else is in the mix and has a chance to make a run at MVP honors? Here's a look at my updated UFL MVP rankings heading into Week 9: 4. St. Louis Battlehawks RB Jacob Saylors Week 8 stat line: 16 rushes, 118 yards, 1 TD Week 8 result: 29-28 win over Birmingham Saylors has been the most consistent offensive weapons in the UFL throughout the season. He leads all rushers with 466 yards and is tied for first place in rushing touchdowns with five. With more performances like last week, Saylors could be the primary reason the Battlehawks win their first UFL postseason contest. 3. Arlington Renegades QB Luis Perez Week 8 stat line: 32-of-46 for 350 passing yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Week 8 result: 33-30 loss to DC Perez has consistently shown himself to be one of the league's best passers. Heading into the final two weeks of the season, he has thrown for more than 1,800 yards, completed 70.9% of his passes and has thrown seven touchdowns to five interceptions. Though the Renegades are out of the playoff hunt, Perez still has a chance to top 2,000 yards passing in 10 games. 2. Michigan Panthers QB Bryce Perkins Week 8 stat line: N/A Week 8 result: N/A Though Perkins did not play in Week 8, it's been clear since he ascended to QB1 in Michigan that his playmaking ability is what has allowed the Panther offense to remain dynamic. Perkins plays the QB position like a point guard, passing when players are open, but he's also just as adept at moving the chains with his feet. The Panthers always have an option to run or pass when Perkins drops back, and that skill will serve them well against the Birmingham Stallions in the USFL Conference Championship Game. 1. DC Defenders QB Jordan Ta'amu Week 8 stat line: 15-of-26 for 240 passing yards, 2 TDs Week 8 result: 33-30 win over Arlington No one has proven to be more adept at creating explosive plays for their team than Ta'amu. With 1,990 passing yards and 16 touchdowns, he has thrown for nearly 200 more yards than the second-leading passer in the league and twice as many TDs as the No. 2 QB with that mark. While his completion percentage is 53.6%, when Ta'amu completes passes, they're more than likely to be chunk plays. Those chunk plays have allowed the Defenders to clinch their first UFL playoff appearance and have Ta'amu positioned as the presumptive MVP of the league. RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at @RJ_Young . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily ! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience United Football League recommended Get more from United Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
