Yoel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis train together in France ahead of fights

Yoel Alvarez and Benoit Saint Denis have begun a joint training camp in Bayonne, France, working under coach Nicholas 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 upcoming fights. Alvarez will 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 mentioned he expects to fight someone with a similar style to the Spanish fighter, though he didn't reveal the opponent's identity. The collaboration represents an unusual turn from potential opponents to training partners.