Yoel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis train together in France

Yoel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, working under coach Nicolas Ott. The two fighters were scheduled to face each other a year ago, but the bout fell through and they are now training partners. Alvarez will fight Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9, while Saint Denis does not yet have a fight announced. Alvarez revealed that Saint Denis contacted him to arrange training together and suggested Saint Denis may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style, though no details were confirmed.