UFL 2025: Best mic'd up moments from Week 3

Week 3 of the 2025 UFL season featured a group of games that went down to the wire.

On Friday night, the Birmingham Stallions escaped with a one-point victory over the Arlington Renegades, while the Houston Roughnecks edged out the Memphis Showboats by one point on the road on Saturday. Then, on Sunday, the Michigan Panthers got a three-point victory over the San Antonio Brahmas, and the DC Defenders got a 27-15 victory over the St. Louis Battlehawks.

And with that, here are the best mic'd up moments from Week 3!

Following a play, Defenders safety Deontay Anderson informed Battlehawks quarterback Manny Wilkins that he was Charmin soft or "soft as f***."

Safety Leon O'Neal Jr. had a go-ahead, 30-yard pick-six for Houston with 4:55 remaining in the third quarter, and would never look back.

During the pivotal play, "go Leon" was repeatedly heard in the background, and the Houston defense went into a state of ecstasy after the big play. The 18-17 win was the Roughnecks' first of the season. Outside of the interception, O'Neal finished the game with nine combined tackles, including one for a loss.

Following a reception that saw Panthers wide receiver Siaosi Mariner duck underneath a tackle attempt, Brahmas safety Jalen Elliott asked Mariner to "stop ducking."

Mariner finished the game with five receptions for 54 yards, each of the totals tied for first in Michigan's offense on the day. 

Defenders quarterback Jordan Ta'amu hit Ty Scott for a 62-yard touchdown with 4:23 remaining in the first quarter, but he struggled mightily to get the wide receiver's attention after the big play, yelling his name countless times to no avail.

Roughnecks head coach CJ Johnson called for a timeout, but getting the officials to realize that was