Eric Stinton

Hailing from Kailua, Hawaiʻi, Eric has been contributing to Sherdog since 2014. He received his BFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University and graduate degree in Special Education from University of Hawaiʻi. He is an occasional columnist for Honolulu Civil Beat, and his work has also appeared in The Classical. You can find his writing at ericstinton.com. He currently lives in Seoul, South Korea with his fiance and dachshund.

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The Big Picture: 13 Ways of Looking at Fighting in One Week American poet Wallace Stevens may or may not have been an MMA fan if he were alive today, but recent happenings would have given him ample...

Eric Stinton

Apr 22, 2019

The Big Picture: It Is What It Is, and It Is Beautiful Witnessing great fights can be transformative in its own way, the same way the dimensions of our interior lives can expand after reading a book,...

Eric Stinton

Apr 15, 2019

The Big Picture: Words of War The beef between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov may or may not escalate into something truly grotesque, but we should not wait to find...

Eric Stinton

Apr 08, 2019

The Big Picture: What’s Dehydration Got To Do With It? The difference between success and failure in a cage fight is far more complex than any single factor, including weight cuts, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Mar 25, 2019

The Big Picture: Owning the Narrative The concept of Octagon control has been diluted to the point of inaccuracy, as evidenced by the commentary that accompanied Dominick Reyes-Volkan...

Eric Stinton

Mar 18, 2019

The Big Picture: Why Some Careers Resurge, Some Do Not Sherdog columnist Eric Stinton examines the factors behind the unexpected renewal of Junior dos Santos and the continued deterioration of B.J. Penn.

Eric Stinton

Mar 11, 2019

Keep It Simple, Stupid Happenings at UFC 235 on Saturday in Las Vegas served to highlight the importance of sound strategy, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Mar 04, 2019

Man, Myth, Legend The what ifs associated with two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez have started to equal, if not outpace, his actual accomplishments,...

Eric Stinton

Feb 19, 2019

What Fighting is All About Part of the beauty of mixed martial arts is that it fits into whatever box we want to put it in -- a truth that was on display in the UFC 234...

Eric Stinton

Feb 11, 2019

Don’t Call It a Comeback UFC Fight Night 144 on Saturday proved that this generation of Brazilian MMA has not gone anywhere and the next one is already on its way,...

Eric Stinton

Feb 04, 2019