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: When Risks Pay Off Jorge Masvidal, Darren Till and Kevin Lee all bet on themselves at UFC 244 on Saturday in New York and can now reap the rewards, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Nov 05, 2019

The Big Picture: GOAT-for-Bust Swap Still the Right Move Ben Askren may or may not be a bust, and Demetrious Johnson may or may not be the best flyweight in the world right now, but they are both in...

Eric Stinton

Oct 30, 2019

The Big Picture: Why UFC Hawaii Probably Won’t Happen Anytime Soon Hosting an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in featherweight titleholder Max Holloway’s home state remains a longshot due to its...

Eric Stinton

Oct 19, 2019

The Big Picture: Cub Swanson and the Moment He Needed The featherweight mainstay breathed new possibility into his future with a unanimous decision over Kron Gracie at UFC Fight Night 161, writes...

Eric Stinton

Oct 15, 2019

The Big Picture: Lightweight’s Best-Case Scenario No matter which matchups happen and no matter who wins, the future of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 155-pound weight class is one of...

Eric Stinton

Sep 17, 2019

The Big Picture: A Different Kind of Dominance Khabib Nurmagomedov has already set himself apart from past UFC lightweight champions B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson, writes Eric...

Eric Stinton

Sep 10, 2019

The Big Picture: Why Do We Interview Fighters? The MMA media softball league has become known more for cozying up to fighters and managers than for any substantive journalistic effort, writes...

Eric Stinton

Aug 27, 2019

The Big Picture: Everybody Sucks, and Other Reasons to be Patient UFC 241 on Saturday gave us plenty of reason to appreciate the different ways in which patience can present itself in the fight business, writes...

Eric Stinton

Aug 20, 2019

The Big Picture: The Downside of Dominance Valentina Shevchenko’s championship snoozer represents another stripe earned, and in a weird way, it was a testament to just how good she is,...

Eric Stinton

Aug 15, 2019

The Big Picture: Colby Covington Knows What He’s Doing The welterweight contender is an astute observer of what makes fighters successful, both in and out of the cage, and he has dedicated himself to...

Eric Stinton

Aug 05, 2019