Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis training together in France

Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, under the guidance of coach Nicolas Ott. The two were scheduled to fight each other a year ago, but the bout did not materialize. Alvarez is preparing for his fight against Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9, while Saint Denis does not yet have a fight announced. According to Alvarez, Saint Denis reached out to arrange the training partnership, and Alvarez believes Saint Denis may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to his own, though Saint Denis has not revealed who that opponent might be.