Birmingham Stallions Defeat San Antonio Brahmas to Win Third UFL Championship

By Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com The San Antonio Brahmas had the No. 1 statistical defense in the United Football League this season. But it turned out, the Birmingham Stallions had a championship defense. The Stallions defeated the Brahmas 25-0 in the inaugural UFL Championship Game on Sunday at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. “I thought our defense played a heck of a football game,” Holtz said. “They kept the ball in front of them, didn’t give up any big plays, tackled – just an unbelievable effort by our defensive side.” Birmingham added the new spring-football league’s crown to the championships won by the Stallions the past two seasons in the USFL, which merged with the XFL to form the United Football League this year. The outcome avenged Birmingham’s only loss of the season. The Brahmas beat the Stallions 18-9 on May 25 in Week 9 of the regular season. “We were undefeated when we played San Antonio the first time,” Birmingham linebacker Kyahva Tezino said. “And if I’m being real with ourselves, we were comfortable, we were complacent. We probably needed that. Coach Skip actually came in the locker room and said he would rather lose that...