Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis training together in France

Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, under the coaching of Nicolas Ott. The two fighters were originally scheduled to face each other a year ago, but that bout never materialized. Alvarez is preparing for his upcoming fight against Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9. Saint Denis does not yet have a fight announced, though Alvarez suggested his training partner may be facing an opponent with a similar style. The Spanish fighter indicated that Saint Denis reached out to arrange the training partnership.