Will the Defenders remove the interim tag from head coach Shannon Harris' title after he led DC to its first UFL championship title?

Seven of the UFL's eight home markets had their average attendance drop in 2025, with the Michigan Panthers' 30.4% increase in attendance serving as the outlier. Four markets – Arlington, Birmingham, Houston and Memphis – averaged fewer than 10,000 fans per game.

Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Yasir Durant thrived in the UFL this past season. Durant was one of two former Patriots offensive linemen to start Saturday’s UFL Championship Game, which saw the DC Defenders blowout the Michigan Panthers.

The Michigan Panthers and DC Defenders are facing off in the 2025 UFL championship game. Here's how to watch the conference champions do battle.

Shannon Harris, a former quarterback at Tennessee State University, made history Saturday night by becoming the first HBCU graduate to coach a team to a professional sports championship. Harris led the DC Defenders to a record-breaking 58-34 victory over the Michigan Panthers in the 2025 UFL Championship Game.

DC Defenders QB Jordan Ta'amu did his best "Petty Mahomes" impression during the UFL Championship Game on Saturday.

UFL players aren't paid as handsomely as their NFL counterparts, but they secured a salary raise for the 2025 season.