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 guidance of coach Nicolas Ott. The collaboration is particularly notable since the two lightweights were scheduled to fight each other a year ago before the bout fell through. Alvarez is preparing for his fight against 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 Alvarez believes the French fighter may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to his own, though Saint Denis hasn't revealed who that opponent might be.