The 2024 UFL season was the first season of the United Football League, which was created following the merger of the XFL and USFL, and the fifth season in the combined history of the two leagues, following the 2020 XFL season, 2022 USFL season, and separate 2023 seasons for both the USFL and XFL. On the field, it was the Birmingham Stallions finishing with an impressive 9-1 record to take the USFL Conference over the second place Michigan Panthers (7-3). In the XFL Conference, it was the St. Louis Battlehawks taking the conference title by a tiebreaker over the second place San Antonio Brahmas, both finishing with identical 7-3 records. The top two teams in each conference make the post season. In the Conference Finals, it was the Birmingham Stallions over the Michigan Panthers 31-18 in the USFL Final, and the San Antonio Brahmas over the St. Louis Battlehawks 25-15, setting up the UFL Championship Game. The 2024 UFL Championship Game was played on June 16, 2024, at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the very first United Bowl in the UFL. The Stallions won in a blowout of 25-0. Quarterback Adrian Martinez won the Championship Game MVP, recording 150 yards of total offense and three total touchdowns (two rushing, one passing).