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GLORY welterweight champion Harut Grigorian (47-11, 33 KO, fighting out of the Netherlands) makes the first defense of his world title, squaring off against No. 1 contender Alim "Professor" Nabiyev (49-6, 21 KO, fighting out of Russia) in the GLORY 54 Birmingham co-headline bout.