Ernesto Hoost
In the 99 WGP Mirko Cro Cop continued his return to K-1 by pummeling MUSASHI, while in the upset of the night the French Cyborg Jerome Le Banner took down defending WGP champion Peter Aerts. In the other quarter-final matches Sam Greco out-muscled Ray Sefo while in a rematch from the 97 WGP Ernesto Hoost avenged his loss to former WGP champion Andy Hug. In the semifinals Mirko Cro Cop cemented his ticket to the finals with a knockout win over Sam Greco while Ernesto Hoost took down the hard-punching Jerome Le Banner. In the finals Hoost took advantage of what looked to be a rib injury to Mirko by attacking the body until Mirko could not continue, earning Hoost his second WGP title.