Joël Álvarez and Benoît Saint-Denis training together ahead of their respective bouts

Joël Álvarez and Benoît Saint-Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, under coach Nicolas Otta. The fighters were originally scheduled to face each other a year ago, but the bout fell through. Álvarez is now preparing to fight Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9, while Saint-Denis does not yet have an opponent announced. According to Álvarez, Saint-Denis initiated the collaboration and hinted that his upcoming fight will likely be against an opponent with a similar style to Álvarez's. The Spanish fighter expressed enthusiasm about the training partnership, though Saint-Denis has not disclosed details about his next matchup.