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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The Big Picture: A Night of Returns UFC 248 on Saturday meant something a little different to Sean O’Malley, Neil Magny, Alex Oliveira, Beneil Dariush and Joanna Jedrzejczyk,...

Eric Stinton

Mar 10, 2020

The Big Picture: A Lament for Joseph Benavidez It seems unfortunate that the San Antonio native’s career will almost always be seen for what is absent when there is so much there to...

Eric Stinton

Mar 04, 2020

Different Sides of Violence The allure of violence is undeniable. It taps into something primal and evolutionary resonant. In the same way my harmless, domesticated wiener...

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Eric Stinton

Feb 28, 2020

The Big Picture: Untangling 205 Jan Blachowicz appears to have the power, the toughness and the insouciance to give Jon Jones a legitimate run for his money, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Feb 18, 2020

The Big Picture: The Complexities of Grieving Someone You Did Not Know When death—as it did with NBA legend Kobe Bryant—pulls away the distraction sports provide, we are pushed into raw exposure to unsettling...

Eric Stinton

Jan 28, 2020

The Big Picture: Fighters as Role Models Fairly or unfairly, fame comes with a certain set of responsibilities for fighters like Manny Pacquiao, Donald Cerrone and Henry Cejudo, writes...

Eric Stinton

Jan 21, 2020

The Big Picture: An Ode to the Undercard Beyond the basic calculations of finding future contenders first, there are other reasons to show some love for the gatekeepers, prospects,...

Eric Stinton

Jan 14, 2020

The Big Picture: Low Hopes for Conor McGregor’s Redemption The Irishman has a long way to go before fans start to involuntarily tune in to whatever he’s doing and gleefully salivate after every word...

Eric Stinton

Jan 08, 2020

The Big Picture: More Pounds, Same Problems Flawed fighters like Ronaldo Souza, Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold cannot mask their weaknesses by simply moving up in weight, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Nov 20, 2019

The Big Picture: The Best Division in the Sport The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 145-pound weight class serves as further proof that in some cases there cannot be too much of a good...

Eric Stinton

Nov 12, 2019