Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis train together in France ahead of fights

Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, under coach Nicolas Ott. The two were scheduled to fight each other a year ago, but the bout fell through, and now they are helping each other prepare. Alvarez is set to face Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9, while Saint Denis does not have an announced fight yet. According to Alvarez, Saint Denis reached out to arrange the training collaboration, and the Spaniard believes his French training partner may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style. The partnership demonstrates how former scheduled opponents can become training allies.