K-1 Grand Prix '93

K-1 Grand Prix '93 was a martial arts event held by the K-1 organization on April 30, 1993, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

It was the inaugural K-1 World Grand Prix, featuring an eight-man tournament fought under K-1 rules (3 min.

The eight tournament qualifiers were all invited on the basis of their achievements in the kickboxing world (for more information on this see the bulleted list below).

As well as tournament matches there was also a full contact karate bout between Andy Hug and Nobuaki Kakuda.

The winner was Branko Cikatić who defeated Ernesto Hoost in the final by first-round knockout, becoming the first K-1 World champion.