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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Stinton: A Good Night for Heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Tai Tuivasa pumped some much-needed life into the foundering division at UFC 221 on Saturday in Australia, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Feb 12, 2018

Stinton: A Blueprint to Unionize Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic started from the most basic foundational component, worked upwards to the UFC offices and established the model...

Eric Stinton

Feb 05, 2018

Stinton: Make UFC Hawaii Happen The state that gave mixed martial arts fighters like Max Holloway and B.J. Penn is long overdue to host the Octagon, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Jan 29, 2018

Stinton: Heavyweight Durability Stipe Miocic warrants comparisons to all-time greats and deserves the lofty praise being thrown his way after UFC 220, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Jan 22, 2018

Stinton: What It Takes to Build a Star UFC Fight Night 124 on Sunday showed how the Ultimate Fighting Championship is in a tricky spot when it comes to building bankable draws, writes...

Eric Stinton

Jan 16, 2018

Stinton: What’s At Stake for ‘The Korean Superboy’ Sherdog columnist Eric Stinton explores Doo Ho Choi’s options, as his compulsory service in the South Korean military looms.

Eric Stinton

Jan 08, 2018

An MMA Christmas: 12 Fights We Want Santa to Bring Us in 2018 Every year the same question burns in our minds: what do we want for Christmas? For us MMA fans, the answer is always pretty simple. We want...

Eric Stinton

Dec 26, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Fight of the Year “It is international fight week,” announcer Todd Grisham said moments before the headlining fight started at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale,...

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Eric Stinton

Dec 20, 2017

Opinion: Mixed Feelings for the Middleweight Division The last 18 months at 185 pounds were deliriously entertaining, and now we are back to the pragmatic brilliance of elite fighters competing for...

Eric Stinton

Dec 11, 2017

Opinion: A G.O.A.T. for All Seasons There are no clear-cut, right-and-wrong answers for the greatest of all-time discussion but Max Holloway has certainly joined the party, writes...

Eric Stinton

Dec 04, 2017