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: Ingredients of a Rebound Cris Cyborg and Max Holloway at UFC 240 showed that what matters is not avoiding failure but squeezing it for whatever nuggets of wisdom they...

Eric Stinton

Jul 29, 2019

The Big Picture: UFC 239 As an Educational Experience If you could get concussed by enlightenment, then UFC 239 was like an extended, badass “Ted Talk,” writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Jul 11, 2019

The Big Picture: Two Ways To Be Number Two Memory is seldom kind to second place -- a reality all too familiar to longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship contenders Joseph Benavidez and...

Eric Stinton

Jul 02, 2019

The Big Picture: A Zombie Realized Never doubt fighters who make steady, incremental improvements like Chan Sung Jung. They come closest to reaching their potential, writes Eric...

Eric Stinton

Jun 25, 2019

The Big Picture: Farewell to ‘The Bad Guy’ Chael Sonnen’s maniacal determination got the better of him at times, but if his abilities matched his ambition, he would have been one of the...

Eric Stinton

Jun 17, 2019

The Big Picture: No Exaggeration Needed Three genuinely special performances occurred at UFC 238, leaving no need for the hyperventilating hyperbole that often accompanies MMA, writes...

Eric Stinton

Jun 10, 2019

The Big Picture: Cutting Losses by Cutting Winners If being boring is a deal breaker, then there are a lot of fighters more deserving of getting their UFC release than Elias Theodorou, writes...

Eric Stinton

May 27, 2019

The Big Picture: Same But Different The UFC has most of the best fighters in the world, and fighters in other promotions are better than we think. Both of these statements can be...

Eric Stinton

May 20, 2019

The Big Picture: Following Fear Rose Namajunas and B.J. Penn were faced with the same feelings at UFC 237 but on opposing ends of the spectrum, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

May 13, 2019

The Big Picture: MMA’s End Game Whether it’s age, accumulated injuries, a lack of fighting spirit or a lack of ability to compete for the highest prize, there are plenty of...

Eric Stinton

Apr 29, 2019