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Branko Cikatic
Branko "The Tiger" Cikatić (October 3, 1954 - ) is a Croatian kickboxer, best known as the winner of the first K-1 Grand Prix tournament held on April 30, 1993 in Japan.
Cikatić surprised the martial arts world by storming the 1993 K-1 Grand Prix tournament, knocking out all three of his opponents in one evening, including Ernesto Hoost in the final match. To date, Cikatić is the oldest winner of the K-1 Grand Prix at 38 years 208 days.
Towards the end of his sports career, Cikatić also tried himself as an actor, playing the lead villain role in a 1997 B-action movie Skyscraper , starring Anna Nicole Smith.
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