With the local media focused on insurance issues that threatened to derail UFC 115 from coming to Vancouver, the event’s pre-fight press conference became largely an exercise in education about the process of moving to a new market.
But when the four fighters attending the event had a chance to talk, it was Pat Barry and Mirko Cro Cop who stole the spotlight from main-event headliners Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell.
Barry, making his first appearance in a co-main event, voiced his excitement and nervousness at the opportunity while gushing over the prospect of facing the legendary Croatian knockout artist.