Aya Saeid Saber

Aya Saeid Saber (; born 20 March 1991), also known as "Sheklesa", is a mixed martial artist, who is the first woman from Egypt to compete professionally in the sport.

Biography Saber was born on 20 March 1991. Her interest in martial arts began as a child when she earned a brown belt in karate in 2000. From there she joined the Egyptian National Kung Fu team, winning competitions with them. Saber is the only woman in the team and is also the first woman from Egypt to compete in the sport. After appearing in two Superfight League matches, she returned to the EFC, losing against Yousra Ahmed on 3 May 2013. In March 2014 she beat Aya Rashdan in the EFC.

Super Fight League In 2012 she next fought Colleen Schneider at SFL 6, which Schneider won after stopping Saber from elbow strikes in the first round. Saber's next match was against Ritika Singh at SF 11, which Singh won.

One Championship Saber fought Ana Julaton on 2 May 2014, where the boxer made her ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes debut. Julaton's fight debut was successful and she won the fight via TKO in the third round, despite commentators in advance expecting Saber to take the fight. On 17 October 2014 she took on Malaysian Muslim fighter Ann Osman at Stadium Putra, watched by 10,000 fans. Osman beat Saber in the first round. This match was Lee's professional debut, although she had previously fought as an amateur and was well known in her home of Hawai'i.

Evolution Championship On 27 March 2015, Saber beat Fathia Mostafa in the Evolution Championship with a TKO (punches).

Kunlun Fight Saber's final fight in 2015 was against Jin Tang in the Kunlun Fight League, where Tang beat her in Round 1.

Glory of Heroes In 2018 saber fought in the Glory of Heroes promotion, where she was defeated by Meng Bo.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Meng Bo Submission (armbar) Glory of Heroes 35: Meishan

Sichuan, China Loss

Jin Tang Submission (armbar) Kunlun Fight 34

Shenzhen, China Loss

Angela Lee Submission (armbar) ONE: Warrior's Quest

Kallang, Singapore Win

Fathia Mostafa TKO (punches) Evolution Championship: War Against Terrorism

Cairo, Egypt Loss

Ann Osman TKO (elbows) ONE FC: Roar of Tigers

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Loss

Ana Julaton TKO (punches) ONE FC: Rise of Heroes

Pasay, Philippines Win

Aya Rashdan Submission (rear-naked choke) Egyptian Fighting Championship 14

Cairo, Egypt Loss

Yousra Ahmed Submission (guillotine choke) Egyptian Fighting Championship 10

Cairo, Egypt Loss

Ritika Singh Decision (unanimous) SFL 11

Mumbai, India Loss

Colleen Schneider TKO (elbows) SFL 6

Mumbai, India Win

Fatma Mansour Decision (unanimous) Egyptian Fighting Championship 8

Cairo, Egypt

Personal life Saber is married and has a daughter.