2025 UFL schedule: Dates, times, when does the regular season start?
The 2025 UFL regular season is set to kick off next month, and we've rounded up everything you need to know about this year's schedule.
When does the 2025 UFL season start?
Action begins with UFL Kickoff Weekend on Friday, March 28, as the St. Louis Battlehawks visit the Houston Roughnecks. The kickoff game will be the first of many games held on a Friday this year, as the league adds Friday night football to its 2025 campaign. All games in the new time slot will be broadcast on FOX.
Opening weekend continues with the San Antonio Brahmas facing the Arlington Renegades on Saturday, March 29. Then, on Sunday the 30th, the Memphis Showboats host the Michigan Panthers, followed by the reigning UFL champion Birmingham Stallions hitting the road to battle the DC Defenders.
[Read more: 2025 UFL Championship odds: Birmingham Stallions early favorites to win it all]
The 2025 season will consist of a 10-week regular-season schedule, with no bye weeks, followed by a two-week postseason consisting of XFL and USFL conference title games and the 2025 UFL Championship Game on June 14.
All games will once again be aired on FOX, ABC and ESPN.
[Read more: UFL to NFL pipeline: 21 players now on 2024 NFL rosters]
2025 UFL Schedule
Week 1
Friday, March 28
- St. Louis Battlehawks vs. Houston Roughnecks - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, March 29
- San Antonio Brahmas vs. Arlington Renegades - 4 p.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, March 30
- Michigan Panthers vs. Memphis Showboats - 12 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Birmingham Stallions vs. DC Defenders - 3 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Week 2
Friday, April 4
- Birmingham Stallions vs. Michigan Panthers - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, April 5
- Memphis Showboats vs. DC Defenders - 8 p.m. ET (ABC)
Sunday, April 6
- Houston Roughnecks vs. Arlington Renegades - 12 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- San Antonio Brahmas vs. St. Louis Battlehawks - 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1)
Week 3
Friday, April 11
- Arlington Renegades vs. Birmingham Stallions - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, April 12
- Houston Roughnecks vs. Memphis Showboats - 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Sunday, April 13
- San Antonio Brahmas vs. Michigan Panthers - 12 p.m. ET (ABC)
- DC Defenders vs. St. Louis Battlehawks - 3 p.m. ET (ABC)
Week 4
Friday, April 18
- Memphis Showboats vs. Michigan Panthers - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, April 19
- St. Louis Battlehawks vs. Arlington Renegades - 12:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
- Birmingham Stallions vs. Houston Roughnecks - 7 p.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, April 20
- San Antonio Brahmas vs. DC Defenders - 5 p.m. ET (FOX)
Week 5
Friday, April 25
- Memphis Showboats vs. Birmingham Stallions - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, April 26
- Michigan Panthers vs. St. Louis Battlehawks - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Sunday, April 27
- DC Defenders vs. Arlington Renegades - 12 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Houston Roughnecks vs. San Antonio Brahmas - 3 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Week 6
Friday, May 2
- Arlington Renegades vs. St. Louis Battlehawks - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, May 3
- Memphis Showboats vs. Houston Roughnecks - 12 p.m. ET (ABC)
Sunday, May 4
- DC Defenders vs. Michigan Panthers - 12 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- San Antonio Brahmas vs. Birmingham Stallions - 6:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
Week 7
Friday, May 9
- DC Defenders vs. San Antonio Brahmas - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, May 10
- Michigan Panthers vs. Arlington Renegades - 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, May 11
- Houston Roughnecks vs. Birmingham Stallions - 12 p.m. ET (ABC)
- St. Louis Battlehawks vs. Memphis Showboats - 3 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Week 8
Friday, May 16
- Memphis Showboats vs. San Antonio Brahmas - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, May 17
- Birmingham Stallions vs. St. Louis Battlehawks - 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Michigan Panthers vs. Houston Roughnecks - 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, May 18
- Arlington Renegades vs. DC Defenders - 12 p.m. ET (ABC)
Week 9
Friday, May 23
- St. Louis Battlehawks vs. San Antonio Brahmas - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, May 24
- Arlington Renegades vs. Memphis Showboats - 12 p.m. ET (ABC)
- Michigan Panthers vs. Birmingham Stallions - 3 p.m. ET (ABC)
Sunday, May 25
- DC Defenders vs. Houston Roughnecks - 4 p.m. ET (FOX)
Week 10
Friday, May 30
- St. Louis Battlehawks vs. DC Defenders - 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, May 31
- Houston Roughnecks vs. Michigan Panthers - 3 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Sunday, June 1
- Arlington Renegades vs. San Antonio Brahmas - 12 p.m. ET (ABC)
- Birmingham Stallions vs. Memphis Showboats - 3 p.m. ET (FOX)
Playoffs
- TBD vs. TBD - 3 p.m. ET (ABC)
- TBD vs. TBD - 6 p.m. ET (FOX)
UFL Championship
- TBD vs. TBD - 8 p.m. ET (ABC)
2025 UFL Tickets
Season tickets for the 2025 season are officially on sale, and fans can secure seats by visiting theufl.com/tickets. Season tickets will be available in Arlington, Birmingham, D.C., Houston, Memphis, San Antonio and St. Louis.

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