on july 25, 2014, cejudo signed with the ufc. he is the third olympic gold medalist wrestler in company history, after mark schultz and kevin jackson. cejudo was expected to face scott jorgensen on august 30, 2014, at ufc 177. however, due to medical issues on the day of the weigh-ins, cejudo was forced out of the bout and the fight was subsequently canceled. in light of this, and his history of missing weight, president dana white said cejudo had to move up to bantamweight or leave the ufc.