Erdoğan meets MMA champion Nurmagomedov at opening of Istanbul Airport
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Oct. 29 during the opening of Istanbul Airport.
Nurmagomedov, from Russia’s northern Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, is a professional MMA. He is also the first Russian and first Muslim to win the UFC lightweight championship.
Erdoğan officially opened Istanbul Airport, the “world's new hub”, on the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic. It will serve 150 million passengers annually.
