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 guidance of coach Nicolas Ott. The two lightweights were scheduled to fight each other a year ago, but the bout never materialized. Now they are helping each other prepare for their respective fights. Alvarez is set to face Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9, while Saint-Denis does not yet have a fight announced. Alvarez revealed that Saint-Denis reached out to him to arrange training together, and the Spaniard believes the Frenchman will be facing an opponent with a similar style to his own, though Saint-Denis has not disclosed who.