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 coaching of Nicolas Ott. The two fighters were scheduled to face each other a year ago, but that bout fell through. Alvarez is preparing for his UFC 328 fight against Yaroslav Amosov on May 9th, while Saint Denis does not yet have a bout announced. Alvarez revealed that Saint Denis initiated the training partnership and suggested the French fighter may be preparing for an opponent with a similar style to Alvarez's, though no specific name was mentioned.