2008 Events   January 18 & 19 Team Suitela to train with Matt Lindland and Team Quest pro mma team in Gresham, Oregon. Feb 1 Myles "The Cowboy" Merola fights in Calgary for Hard Core Fighting Championships, 1st of 6 fight contract. Feb 16 Honour Combat Championships in Vancouver. Team Suitela fighters Jordan Bills, Wins First Round, and David balzer loss. Feb 23 Andrew "The Hammer" Pedersen in Tacoma, Washington makes his Strike Force debut, last fight on Bodog contract. Feb 23 Annual Newton Kyokushin Full Contact Karate tournament @ Frank Hurt Senior Secondary. Mar 7 KOTC in Prince George. Team Suitela fighter Jordan Bills wins first round. Mar 15 AMA 2 (All Martial Arts Championships) a.k.a. Top Rank Martial Arts hosting MMA, Muay Thai & Kickboxing event. Mickey McDougall Rec Centre, N.Vancouver. Team Suitela fighters TBA. May 3 25th Canadian Kyokushin Karate Championships @ BCIT Gymnasium, Burnaby. Feb 8 - Suitela Boxing Club member Alfie Abalos makes his boxing debut at Friday Night Fights in N. Burnaby. This bout was postponed from an earlier date. Mar 15 - Langley City Boxing, Alfie Abalos of Team Suitela has a bout. Tickets available at the door 6:30 p.m. Mar 29 - Hardcore Fighting Championships, Gatineau, Quebec. Myles Merola vs Jameel Massouh. Mar 29 - Gionco Sports World Kickboxing @ Cloverdale Agriplex. Representing Team Suitela Mike Bell vs Charlie Zac. Apr 18 - Sport Fight, Portland, Oregon. Andrew Pedersen vs TBA. Apr 26 - Grapplers Inc. Submission tourny.Team Suitela/Gracie Barra athletes will be competing. Have fun guys!!! Apr 25-27 - Golden Gloves Boxing. Alfie Abalos of Suitela Boxing Dept enters his first Golden Gloves tourny. May 3 - 25th Canadian Kyokushin Karate Championships @ BCIT Gymnasium, Burnaby. May 10 - Suitela Team Trains with 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu's, Eddie Bravo June ?? - Bodog Fight, Louisville, Kentucky. Andrew Pedersen vs TBA. June 6 - Valley Fight 5 MMA tourny. Team Suitela athletes TBA.