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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Max Holloway: Hawaiian Kickboxer The 24-year-old featherweight is among the few fighters who have found the single best song to represent who they are and how they fight.

Eric Stinton

Oct 14, 2016

Opinion: A Beautifully Weird Twisted Reality The Michael Bisping-Dan Henderson rematch at UFC 204 had the spectacle and the substance that makes MMA easy to love, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Oct 10, 2016

UFC 204 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 Michael Bisping answers the first challenge to his middleweight title reign in a rematch with rival Dan Henderson. What do the numbers tell us?

Eric Stinton

Oct 06, 2016

Opinion: The Nature of the Beast I know what you’re thinking, and the answer is yes: UFC Fight Night “Lineker vs. Dodson” also reminded me of the fable of The Scorpion and...

Eric Stinton

Oct 03, 2016

Opinion: Cyborg a Missed Opportunity for the UFC Cristiane Justino fills an ever-unstable void for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and one that is meaningfully intertwined with the soul of...

Eric Stinton

Sep 25, 2016

Opinion: Money Fights and the Forgotten Art of Knowing One’s Role Despite his monstrous knockout against Dustin Poirier this past Saturday and his undeniable talent, Michael Johnson’s post-fight bluster...

Eric Stinton

Sep 19, 2016

Opinion: A Good Heavyweight is Hard to Find There’s a difference between what we want to like about heavyweight MMA and what is actually there to like about it. Four of the division’s elite did little to change that at...

Eric Stinton

Sep 11, 2016

UFC 203 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Miocic vs. Overeem Stipe Miocic faces the first challenge to his reign as UFC heavyweight champion in the form of Alistair Overeem. What do the numbers tell us?

Eric Stinton

Sep 09, 2016

Opinion: Age Ain’t Nothin’ but a Number It’s easy to point to Demian Maia’s gentlemanly domination of Carlos Condit at UFC on Fox 21 as a signal that the old-timers still got it,...

Eric Stinton

Aug 29, 2016

Opinion: Mixed Martial Artistry By any metric, Nate Diaz-Conor McGregor 2 at UFC 202 on Saturday was great art. It was a perfect blend of what we love about this sport, and it...

Eric Stinton

Aug 22, 2016