Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis training together in France

Joel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, under the coaching of Nicolas Ott. The two lightweights were originally scheduled to fight each other a year ago, but the bout never materialized. Now they are helping 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 opponent announced. According to Alvarez, Saint Denis reached out to arrange the training partnership, and the Frenchman indicated he may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to Alvarez, though he did not reveal the name.