Ahead of UFC 254, a new animated video has been released which captures the life journey of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov with his father Abdulmanap by his side.Khabib Nurmagomedov lost his father in July earlier this year after complications caused due to Covid-19. His father had previously undergone heart surgery as well and eventually lost his battle with the illness.Khabib Nurmagomedov was understandably left devastated but declared his willingness to fulfill his late father’s wishes and reach 30-0 in his professional Mixed Martial Arts career.From the mountains of Dagestan to UFC champion.Whether in spirit, or in person, Abdulmanap was in Khabib's corner every step of the way."Father's plan" is not finished just yet. The job is not quite done...#UFC254 pic.twitter.com/iAGJJmrtXl— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) October 18, 2020The nearly two-minute video starts with a young Khabib Nurmagomedov running up a hill in Dagestan with his father by his side. It then shows Khabib growing up while wrestling a bear, a nod to a viral clip of a young Khabib wrestling a bear. It then cuts to Khabib’s MMA debut and his early MMA career with his father cornering him.The second part of the video shows Khabib being granted a UFC contract but his father unable to travel with him due to visa problems. Finally, his father corners him in his championship fight against Dustin Poirier in Abu Dhabi. A dejected Khabib is shown in the gym after his father’s demise but he soon gets up and runs atop the same mountain as at the beginning of the video. The video culminates with Khabib fist-bumping Justin Gaethje in the Octagon at UFC 254.Khabib Nurmagomedov defends his UFC Lightweight title against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254Khabib Nurmagomedov takes on Justin Gaethje in his UFC Title defence at UFC 254 in what many believe will be his biggest challenge.Justin gets the title shot against Khabib on the back of a crushing win against former Interim champion Tony Ferguson earlier in the year.While the emotional video beautifully encapsulates Khabib’s bond with his late father and shows his journey as a child to a UFC champion, it is also a good promotional tool to further amp up the hype around Gaethje-Nurmagomedov fight which is arguably the most anticipated encounter of the year.Quite a few UFC fighters and MMA media personnel have reacted to the video and we have some of the best reactions here for you. Oh my goodness .. wonderful work @btsportufc https://t.co/yAB7FH0ce8— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) October 19, 2020Well done, @btsportufc. Loved this. #UFC254 https://t.co/PnCkwBW96n— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) October 19, 2020ok jerks, why you gotta make my eyes all teary. what beautiful storytelling in this! https://t.co/D7YggEsRDW— esther lin 🏳️‍🌈 (@allelbows) October 18, 2020Wow! Chills!!! https://t.co/4ppUNIN4Uw— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) October 19, 2020Holy moly how god is this video?? Amazing pic.twitter.com/7rzURaRxDW— “Young Superstar” (@Benaskren) October 19, 2020This is beautiful work by the @btsportufc team. They did it again. pic.twitter.com/fXBI63Lpjk— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 18, 2020BT Sport keeps killin' it. Incredible work. https://t.co/4iTgpvjIbo— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) October 18, 2020This is absolutely incredible. @btsportufc are killing it with these promos. Fantastic! pic.twitter.com/B4CxQR1AFp— Peter Carroll (@PetesyCarroll) October 18, 2020Tremendous @btsportufc #UFC254 pic.twitter.com/onJrCFvrTJ— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) October 18, 2020This is amazing. Bring on Saturday @btsportufc https://t.co/2yqqGprlnM— Jim Edwards (@MMA_Jim) October 18, 2020Who cut the onions?The guys at @btsportufc smashed it out of the park with this one. https://t.co/olBmktjwTd— Chisanga Malata (@Chisanga_Malata) October 18, 2020This animation is incredible! @joerogan https://t.co/JoRjHWsrNc— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) October 18, 2020Another great job by @btsportufc here 👏 https://t.co/MWQYiUyubN— Submission Radio (@SubmissionRadio) October 18, 2020