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 coach Nicolas Ott. The two lightweights were scheduled to fight each other a year ago, but the bout fell through. Now they are working together to prepare for their respective upcoming fights. Alvarez is set to face Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9, while Saint Denis does not yet have an announced bout. Alvarez revealed that Saint Denis contacted him to arrange the training partnership and suggested the Frenchman may be preparing for an opponent with a similar fighting style.