How much of a loss to the sport of MMA was Masks death?
BR: It was a major loss because he touched so many people in the sport and not only touched them, but he helped so many people out through sponsorship, life and problems. Mask was the guy you could call when you were having a bad day and he would make you feel that much better about your situation. When he died, they had 7,000 people at his memorial and the reason why is because he was that loved. PC: How tough was it for you as a close friend of his to make this film Simply Believe? BR: You know what, you are a very intelligent man because I’ve done several interviews and no one has asked me that. It was very tough for me because I started shooting like the day after his death and at times, I didn’t know if I could make it through it. It was very difficult on me. I could remember us being homeless together and him just being so positive and letting me know everything would be better. That was a very difficult thing for me to do and I said to myself that I would never do anything like
