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: A Fighter Forged from Conflict Max Holloway has harnessed the good, the bad and the ugly from his hometown, becoming a force of positivity and inspiration for people who need...

Eric Stinton

Dec 12, 2016

UFC 206 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Holloway vs. Pettis The interim Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title hangs in the balance when Max Holloway faces Anthony Pettis on Saturday in...

Eric Stinton

Dec 07, 2016

Opinion: The Champion of Interims The UFC decision to play championship roulette has made the featherweight division more chaotic and less believable than ever, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Nov 28, 2016

Book Review: Chad Dundas’ ‘Champion of the World’ The novel brims with wrestling scenes, and the action is as visceral as any depiction of pugilism on the screen or the page, writes Eric Stinton.

Book Review

Eric Stinton

Nov 22, 2016

Opinion: Bellator MMA and the Role of Competition The Scott Coker-led promotion provides legitimate opposition and real compensation for fighters who aren’t getting what they want or should from the...

Eric Stinton

Nov 21, 2016

Opinion: Politics, UFC 205 and What It Means to Fight MMA may not have the power to heal the world and bring happiness to all its people, but it may not be a bad place to start, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Nov 14, 2016

UFC 205 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Alvarez vs. McGregor Eddie Alvarez risks his lightweight title against featherweight champion Conor McGregor on Saturday in New York. What do the numbers tell us?

Eric Stinton

Nov 11, 2016

Opinion: UFC Fright Night and Other Spooky MMA Musings Sherdog columnist Eric Stinton tackles everything from Tim Kennedy’s run-in with the United States Anti-Doping Agency to Fabricio Werdum’s being muzzled by the...

Eric Stinton

Oct 31, 2016

Opinion: Emerging Markets and World Domination The juice has not yet been worth the squeeze on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s international expansion front, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Oct 24, 2016

Opinion: Lies, Damned Lies and Everything Else It is hard to appreciate the mindset required to compete at a high level and harder still to appreciate how difficult it can be to recover from the kind of loss...

Eric Stinton

Oct 17, 2016