Tuesday afternoon word around the internet was that star of the MTV show “Rob & Big”, Big Black had passed away.
Black was longtime supporter of MMA, and many fighters currently residing on the UFC’s roster considered him a friend.
Unfortunately for the world, Black has passed away at 45 years old, and the reports hold true.
TMZ broke the news:
Christopher ‘Big Black’ Boykin, who was the other half of Rob Dyrdek’s hit MTV show “Rob & Big” — has died … TMZ has learned.
His rep tells us Chris died Tuesday morning. No official cause of death yet, but multiple people connected to Chris tell us they believe it was a heart attack.
He was Rob’s best friend and bodyguard on their reality show, which ran from 2006 to 2008 — and also later appeared on ‘Fantasy Factory.’
