Yoel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis training 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 that bout never materialized. Now they are helping each other prepare for upcoming fights. Alvarez is scheduled to fight Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9th, while Saint Denis does not yet have an announced opponent. According to Alvarez, Saint Denis reached out to arrange the training partnership and hinted he may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to Alvarez, though he did not reveal who.