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, under the guidance of coach Nicolas Ott. The two fighters were originally scheduled to face each other a year ago, but the bout did not materialize. Alvarez is set 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 contacted him to arrange the training partnership and hinted that Saint Denis may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to Alvarez's, though no details were disclosed.