With UFC 214 in Anaheim just one month away, there’s been a change to the contracted weight for former bantamweight champion Renan Barao and current 135-pound contender Aljamain Sterling.

California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) Andy Foster confirmed with FloCombat on Wednesday that they will not clear Barao to compete in the weight class, citing his disastrous weight cut the last time he fought in the state. He fainted in the bathtub and didn’t actually weigh-in for his fight with then-champion T.J. Dillashaw. Barao has also admitted in the past that he’s had excruciating cuts down to bantamweight.

While not officially announced by the UFC, it looks as if this fight will now be at a 140-pound catchweight, based on Foster’s comments.

“Do you remember UFC 177, the one over here in Sacramento? The last time we had to regulate Mr. Barao at 135, it didn’t turn out so good,” CSAC Executive Director Andy Foster said. “He didn’t make it to the fight. Our doctors and our commission staff, we are certainly not against the fight [vs. Sterling]. We’re happy with the fight. Just not at 135. Now, if Mr. Barao makes 140 no problem and everything’s good, in the future if he wants to fight at 135, we can revisit that.

“But last time he was here, he didn’t make the weight. I don’t even know if that’s an accurate statement. He didn’t weigh in. That’s probably a better statement. So we’re going to 140, and I think that’s a responsible course of action.”

Barao (34-4, 1 NC) did make 135 in subsequent fights against Mitch Gagnon (December 2014) and the rescheduled Dillashaw rematch (May 2015), but neither of those fights was in California. He moved up to featherweight last year, losing by decision to Jeremy Stephens and then winning a decision over Phillipe Nover. It was after the Nover bout that he announced his intentions to return to the division where he won UFC gold.

This is major news considering the CSAC recently passed groundbreaking measures to combat MMA’s ongoing problem with extreme weight-cutting. Part of the ten-point plan includes additional weight classes (which promotions can use at their own discretion), 30-day, 10-day, and fight-day weight checks, as well as heavier fines for missing weight, plus recommendations to go up a weight class for either repeated weight misses or gaining at least 10% of his or her body weight from weigh-in day to fight night. The new rules, given full backing by the UFC, took effect on June 15th and this will be the first UFC event under those new guidelines.

UFC 214 goes down on July 29th and is headlined by a light heavyweight title rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones. The co-main event features Cris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger for the vacant women’s featherweight crown.