Dana White questions impartiality of judge in UFC anti-trust lawsuit, reveals “high school” history as possible roadblock: “This feels personal”

Just when fans were beginning to believe that Dana White's UFC anti-trust lawsuit was coming to a close, another update has developed suggesting that it is far from over. With the latest revision going against the UFC, Dana White believes the case is beginning to get "personal" against him.

In the latest development, US District Judge Richard Boulware denied the case settlement initially reported in March. White told Kevin Iole in an interview released on the journalist's YouTube channel on Aug. 3 that he feels Boulware has a personal vendetta against him and former business partner Lorenzo Fertitta.

White said:

"[The anti-trust lawsuit] is getting to a point now where this feels personal. You know, I went to high school with [Judge Richard Boulware]. Me and Lorenzo [Fertitta] went to high school with him. I don't know what the hell we did to him but this seems very, very personal."

TKO, the UFC's parent company, initially reached a $335 million settlement with the plaintiffs, a move that would have prevented the case from going to trial.

Watch the full interview with White from Kevin Iole on YouTube below:

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Where did Dana White go to high school?

After moving to Las Vegas from the East Coast of the United States, Dana White met Lorenzo Fertitta at Bishop Gorman High School where he likely crossed paths with Richard Boulware. Bishop Gorman is known for being one of the top private high schools in Nevada with an elite sports program.

White did not graduate from Bishop Gorman but continues to support the school over three decades since his attendance.

After meeting Lorenzo at school, the two became friends years later, where White would eventually meet Frank Fertitta, the older brother of his former classmate. The Fertitta brothers famously purchased the UFC in 2001 on the advice of White, who was then notably the manager of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.