Yoel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis begin joint training camp in France

Yoel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis have started training together at a joint camp in Bayonne, France, under the guidance of coach Nicolas Ott. The two fighters were scheduled to face each other a year ago, but the bout fell through, and now they are helping each other prepare for their respective fights. Alvarez is set to fight Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9th, while Saint Denis does not yet have an announced bout. According to Alvarez, Saint Denis reached out to arrange the training partnership, and the Frenchman hinted he may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to Alvarez, though he did not reveal who. The collaboration represents an interesting shift from potential opponents to training partners.