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, under the coaching of Nicolas Ott. The two lightweights were scheduled to fight each other a year ago, but that bout never materialized. Now they are working as training partners to help each other prepare for upcoming fights. Alvarez is scheduled to face Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9, while Saint Denis does not yet have an announced opponent. Alvarez suggested that Saint Denis may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to his own, though no official matchup has been confirmed.