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XFL, USFL Reveal Merger to United Football League

Two previous spring professional football leagues have officially unveiled their branding as the United Football League, the result of a merger of the XFL and USFL. The 10-game regular season will start on March 30, 2024, with a battle of the 2023 champions Birmingham Stallions (USFL) and Arlington Renegades (XFL). “As a unified spring league, […]

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Canton, Ohio, and Detroit to Host USFL Franchises in 2023

The United States Football League has announced two additional stadiums that will host its games during the upcoming 2023 season, making it four centrally located sites that will host teams. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, and Ford Field in Detroit will both have two USFL teams calling their facilities home. Canton […]

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USFL Adds Memphis as 2023 Competition Hub

Officials from the USFL and the city of Memphis have reached an agreement for the Memphis Showboats to play the USFL 2023 season at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, home of the 1980s team that featured Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White. Memphis is the second city that will host games in the second spring […]

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The United States Fight League has been affiliated by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation as the official amateur MMA federation for the United States.

USFL Joins IMMAF to Develop Junior and Senior Amateur MMA

The United States Fight League, led by Jon Frank, has been affiliated by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation as the official amateur MMA federation for the United States, initially with Observation Status. IMMAF recognizes the USFL as a nonprofit national MMA organisation that organizes regular amateur competitions and works for the development of the […]

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USFL Inaugural Season Heading to Birmingham

The USFL’s revival this spring will take place in Birmingham, Alabama, with games to be staged at Protective Stadium and Legion Field. AL.com reported the news on Wednesday. The league was focused on Birmingham as the single site for the spring season for more than a month. The Birmingham City Council two weeks ago approved […]

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Birmingham Moves Closer to Host USFL’s Relaunch

Birmingham, Alabama, is close to becoming the host for the relaunched USFL this spring after a city council vote on Tuesday night. A resolution to allow the city and Birmingham Park and Recreation Board to finalize an agreement with the USFL was approved as long as the agreement does not exceed $500,000. The deal would […]

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Revived USFL Announces Eight Teams for 2022; Birmingham a Possible League Host

The revived USFL, the much-celebrated spring football league from the early 1980s that is being brought back in an attempt to capitalize on nostaglia, has announced its inaugural eight teams that will have plenty of familiar names to those who used to follow the league. The eight teams will be the Philadelphia Stars, New Jersey […]

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