Joël Alvarez and Benoit Saint-Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, working under coach Nicolas Otamendi. The two lightweight fighters were scheduled to face each other a year ago, but that bout never materialized. Now they are helping each other prepare for their respective upcoming fights. Alvarez is scheduled to fight Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9, while Saint-Denis does not yet have an announced opponent. Alvarez revealed that Saint-Denis reached out to arrange the training partnership and suggested Saint-Denis may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to his own, though Saint-Denis has not disclosed who that opponent might be.
UFC 328
Saturday, May 9, 2026
