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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Opinion: What’s Legacy Got To Do With It? How fighters are remembered historically is a complicated subject, as a wide swath of current mixed martial artists has shown, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Nov 27, 2017

Opinion: The UFC’s Old Epidemic Knowing when to call it a day has proven exceedingly difficult for fighters who remain warriors at heart but not in body, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Nov 13, 2017

Opinion: Are You Not Entertained? UFC 217 was a remarkable event that deserves every adjective with which it will be adorned in the coming days, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Nov 06, 2017

Opinion: Getting Ahead By Getting People Mad Fighters like Colby Covington sell anger to sell themselves because it does more for their career than trying to make us genuinely care about...

Eric Stinton

Oct 30, 2017

Opinion: One Man’s Loss is Another Man’s Luck At a time of rampant cherry-picking, it was refreshing to see Donald Cerrone allow himself to become a role of the dice against Darren Till,...

Eric Stinton

Oct 23, 2017

Opinion: Violent Meditations MMA is a sport defined by its violence, even when it is wrapped in something aesthetically beautiful, like Demetrious Johnson’s “Mouse...

Eric Stinton

Oct 16, 2017

Opinion: A Source of Pride UFC 216 was memorable on several fronts, from the sustained excellence of Demetrious Johnson and Tony Ferguson to the resilience of a...

Eric Stinton

Oct 09, 2017

Opinion: Respect Where Respect Is Due The barnacle-like mentalities that have stuck to Bellator MMA should be gone by now or at least significantly diminished, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Sep 25, 2017

The Big Picture: In Defense of the Very Good Sherdog columnist Eric Stinton examines the takeaways from a busy and eventful weekend in combat sports.

Eric Stinton

Sep 18, 2017

Opinion: A Tale of Two Main Events UFC 215 on Saturday underscored the issues the sport of mixed martial arts still faces with judging and weight cutting, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Sep 11, 2017