Pagliarulo (11-2) took on AnaniasMulumba in a featherweight clash on Week 1 of Dana White's Contender Series 2026. "The Phenom" left it all inthe cage, finishing Mulumba with ground-and-pound in the finalseconds of the fight, earning an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract for his efforts. 'Most afraid I've ever been': Tom Pagliarulo details how histeam helped him stay focused ahead of DWCS Week 1Pagliarulo admits that he was very nervous throughout fight week.However, his coaches and teammate, UFC bantamweight CorySandhagen, helped him stay dialed in. "This is the most afraid I've ever been in my life, all week,"Pagliarulo said in his post-fight interview. "Thomas, you were in a dog fight, turned it on in the third round,and finished a really tough kid," White said.