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 lightweights were scheduled to fight each other a year ago, but the bout never materialized. Alvarez is preparing for his UFC 328 matchup against Yaroslav Amosov on May 9, while Saint Denis does not yet have an announced fight. According to Alvarez, Saint Denis reached out to arrange the training partnership and may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to the Spaniard's, though no details about Saint Denis's next opponent have been confirmed. The collaboration represents an unusual partnership between former scheduled opponents.