Former BKFC fighter Lumumba Sayers has been convicted of homicide following a jury verdict.
Based on a latest report from Denver7, an Adams County jury on Monday charged Sayers with first-degree homicide, tampering with bodily proof, and tried tampering with bodily proof.
In August 2024, Sayers was taken into custody over the fatal shooting of Malcolm Watson at a birthday celebration in Commerce Metropolis, Colorado. Witness accounts declare “Heavy Palms” opened hearth at shut vary, hanging Watson within the head, after which tried a follow-up shot with a second firearm that reportedly jammed. He’s additionally accused of attempting to stage the scene by inserting a weapon close to the sufferer’s physique in entrance of onlookers.
Prosecutors alleged that the BKFC veteran went after Watson resulting from a suspected hyperlink to his son’s killing in August 2023, stating the capturing was “possible an act of retaliation or revenge.” A person recognized as Tyrell Braxton was later arrested in reference to that case, however the expenses had been finally dropped.
Sayers testified that he was not accountable for capturing or killing Watson, with sentencing now set for a July 24 listening to.
When Did Lumumba Sayers Final Struggle In BKFC?
Lumumba Sayers made a single appearance under the BKFC banner, competing on the BKFC Prospect Sequence in Might 2024, the place he secured a shocking 12-second knockout victory over Jeremy Morrison.
Earlier than transitioning to bare-knuckle competitors, Sayers fought 4 instances within the now-defunct Strikeforce between 2011 and 2012, compiling a 2–2 file, together with his defeats coming towards future UFC standouts Anthony Smith and Derek Brunson.
