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: The Final Tragic Stage of a Fighter’s Career Seeing legends meet their ends by slowly dissolving into groaning indifference has become an all-too-familiar sight, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Jun 27, 2017

Opinion: The Cost of Combat Tragedies like Tim Hague’s death at 34 put a spotlight on a number of questions that are normally ignored or contentedly left unanswered,...

Eric Stinton

Jun 19, 2017

Opinion: The Old Man and the Beast A number of factors make Hunt one of the most improbable characters to loiter around relevancy. Sherdog columnist Eric Stinton takes a look.

Eric Stinton

Jun 12, 2017

Opinion: The Benefits of a Slow Boil Max Holloway’s 11-fight winning streak is proof that incremental growth over a period of time is a viable promotional mechanism, writes Eric...

Eric Stinton

Jun 05, 2017

Something in the Water: The Past and Present of Hawaii’s Warrior Spirit What is it about this small, unassuming archipelago that lends itself so seamlessly to the most unabashedly violent sport in the world? Kailua,...

Eric Stinton

Jun 02, 2017

UFC 212 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Aldo vs. Holloway Jose Aldo and Max Holloway will meet to unify the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight crown on Saturday in Brazil. What do the numbers...

Eric Stinton

May 31, 2017

Opinion: Down So Long It Looks Like Up While the situation has been confusing for a while now, decision making in regards to the UFC has grown even stranger since WME-IMG bought the...

Eric Stinton

May 22, 2017

Opinion: The Appeal of Relevance UFC 211 proved that the more WME-IMG ignores the fundamental allure of the sport, the more it will shoot itself in the foot, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

May 15, 2017

UFC 211 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Jedrzejczyk vs. Andrade Jessica Andrade will challenge Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the women’s strawweight crown on Saturday in Dallas. What do the numbers tell us?

Eric Stinton

May 11, 2017

Opinion: Nostalgia is a Hell of a Drug It a useful exercise to look back and see how much -- as well as how little -- things have changed in mixed martial arts, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

May 01, 2017