Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis train together in France

Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, under coach Nicolas Ott. The two fighters were originally scheduled to face each other a year ago, but the bout did not materialize. Alvarez is preparing to 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 the training partnership and believes Saint Denis may be preparing for an opponent with a style similar to his own. The Spanish fighter expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration, and the post praises the partnership as a high-level combination.