James Moontasri (Thai: เจมส์ มูลทาศรี; born April 10, 1988) is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division.
[10] For his third appearance with the promotion, Moontasri faced Jordan Rinaldi at RFA 15: Casey vs. Sanchez on June 6, 2014.
[11] He won the bout via second round KO, and just a couple weeks later, it was announced that Moontasri had signed with the UFC.
[19] Moontasri was expected to face Brendan O'Reilly in a welterweight bout on November 15, 2015 at UFC 193, filling in for an injured William Macário.
[20] Subsequently, O'Reilly pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Anton Zafir.