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 coach Nicolas Otta. The two lightweights were scheduled to fight each other a year ago, but the bout never materialized. Now they are working together as training partners. Alvarez is preparing for his fight against Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 on May 9th. Saint Denis does not yet have a fight announced. According to Alvarez, Saint Denis reached out to arrange the training session and mentioned he will likely face an opponent with a similar style to Alvarez, though he did not specify who.