 Cedenblad was expected to face Rafael Natal at , but was forced out of the bout with an injury, and was replaced by Sean Spencer.He was briefly linked to a bout against Robert McDaniel on August 28, 2013 at , but McDaniel's opponent was later changed to be Brad Tavares.Instead, Cedenblad faced Jared Hamman on August 31, 2013 at UFC 164.