Four-time Strikeforce and former BKFC veteran Lumumba Sayers has been arrested and charged with the murder of a man at a child’s birthday party in Colorado.
Sayers, 46, was arrested in Commerce City after allegedly shooting 28-year-old Malcolm Watson, believed to be a friend of the man previously accused of killing Sayers’ son, Lumumba Sayers Jr.
Sayers is currently being held in the Adams County (Colorado) Jail, a police spokesperson confirmed to MMA Junkie. A court representative confirmed to MMA Junkie that Sayers appeared in court on Monday for a bail hearing, which was set at $1 million. Sayers will appear in court again on Thursday.
According to a report from Denver 7, an affidavit states that Watson was at his child’s birthday party at a park around 5 p.m. local time on Saturday when Sayers arrived and shot him in the head, according to witnesses. According to witnesses, Sayers tried to shoot Watson again with a second gun, but it jammed. Sayers then allegedly tried to plant a gun on Watson in front of witnesses.
Since the death of his son in 2023, Sayers has been an outspoken opponent of gun violence and used his platform to speak out on the issue. A man named Tyrell Braxton was arrested and charged in connection with Sayers Jr.’s death, but the case was later dismissed.
Sayers competed in Strikeforce four times from 2011 to 2012, losing 2-2 to future UFC contenders Anthony Smith and Derek Brunson. In May, he returned to combat sports for the first time in a decade under the BKFC banner, defeating Jeremy Morrison by knockout in 12 seconds.
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