Yoel Alvarez and Benoit Saint-Denis training together in France

Yoel Alvarez and Benoit Saint-Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, under the guidance of coach Nicolas Ott. The two fighters were scheduled to face each other a year ago, but that bout never materialized. Now they are helping each other prepare for upcoming fights. Alvarez is set to face Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9, while Saint-Denis does not yet have an announced opponent. Alvarez revealed that Saint-Denis contacted him to arrange the training partnership and suggested that Saint-Denis may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to Alvarez's, though no details were confirmed.