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, working under coach Nicolas Ott. The two lightweights were scheduled to face each other a year ago, but that bout never materialized. Now they are helping each other prepare for their upcoming fights. Alvarez is set to face 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 the Spaniard believes the Frenchman may be preparing for an opponent with a similar fighting style to his own. The collaboration represents a notable shift from potential opponents to training partners.