Full fight card breakdown, schedule and live view

UFC 307 looks impressive on paper. Alex Pereira will defend his title against Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event, and that's just one of the exciting fights.

Does it live up to the hype? We'll find out in less than 48 hours.

Here's everything you need to know about the UFC's potentially epic next PPV.

• Date: Saturday, October 5th
• Time: 6:30 p.m. ET (Early Prelims), 8:00 p.m. ET (Prelims) and 10:00 p.m. ET (Main Card)
• Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah
• TV/Stream: Early prelims on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass, prelims on ESPN+, main card on ESPN+ PPV

Full UFC 307 card

UFC 307 main card

• Alex Pereira (center) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. – UFC Men’s Light Heavyweight Championship
• Raquel Pennington (center) vs. Julianna Peña – UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship
• Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista
• Ketlen Vieira vs. Kayla Harrison
• Roman Dolidze vs Kevin Holland

UFC 307 prelims

• Stephen Thompson vs. Joaquin Buckley
• Marina Rodriguez vs Iasmin Lucindo
• Austin Hubbard vs. Alexander Hernandez
• Cesar Almeida vs. Ihor Potieria

UFC 307 Early Prelims

• Ryan Spann vs. Ovince Saint Preux
• Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington
• Court McGee v. Tim Means

UFC 307 Fight Card Preview

Very few fights on this card do not have an exciting storyline or do not involve high stakes.

Fans might find it difficult to get into the Means-McGee opener. The two veterans are at the end of their careers; McGee is 39 and Means is 40. Who knows? One or both could leave their gloves in the center of the octagon.

Carla Esparza has announced that her fight with Tecia Pennington will be the last of her career. The first women's strawweight world champion picked up a victory over Pennington when the two competed on Season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2014.

Ryan Spann has fallen sharply in the light heavyweight division and will face the ultimate gatekeeper, Ovince Saint Preux. He has lost three fights in a row. If Spann loses to Saint Preux, he risks being released.

Cesar Almeida is one of the most dangerous strikers in the UFC and is still new to MMA. Almeida picked up a victory over Pereira in kickboxing. He was expected to defeat Ihor Potieria, and a win would put Almeida on the cusp of a top-15 ranking in the UFC's middleweight division.

Former Ultimate Fighter finalist Austin Hubbard faces another desperate veteran in Alexander Hernandez. At one time, Hernandez seemed like a great candidate. However, he has lost four of his last five fights and six of his last nine fights, so he is another who could be fighting for his UFC life on Saturday.

Iasmin Lucindo is the fighter I considered the best in her age group in the UFC. The Brazilian is only 22 years old and looks like a future champion. She will be put to the test by Marina Rodriguez as she looks to maintain her top-10 ranking and slow Lucindo's rise.

In the featured preliminary round, Stephen Wonderboy Thompson meets the brash and energetic Joaquin Buckley. If the latter wins, he could be ranked No. 8 among welterweights next week. It's a big fight for both men as Wonderboy tries to keep his fading championship hopes alive.

Kevin Holland rarely has a dull fight, and in Roman Dolidze he'll be facing a guy who's had some bad looks in his career. Dolidze has bounced back and forth between middleweight and light heavyweight, but his only losses came against true contenders like Nassourdine Imavov and Marvin Vettori. This fight will be great or terribly one-sided and boring. If the latter is the case, Dolidze will win easily.

Kayla Harrison could be the UFC's next superstar. She looks like a future champion, and the Olympic gold medalist and former Professional Fighters League champion doesn't shy away from trash talk. She competed Saturday with her opponent Ketlen Viera and a potential future opponent, Julianna Pena. The Harrison-Viera fight could have been the last undercard fight before the co-main event since there is so much hype and attention surrounding Harrison. I can barely wait for it.

Jose Aldo is a legend and what he is doing at 38 years old in the bantamweight division is fantastic. In the final test of Aldo's advanced form he will face Mario Bautista. If Aldo wins, it will be one of the biggest stories of the year.

In the co-main event, Raquel Pennington will look to defend her title against a former champion in Pena. Although no one in the UFC's leadership will admit it publicly, they all have to hope that Pena wins the title back. Pennington probably has the least charisma of any current champion, and Pena is about as polarizing as anyone in the women's divisions. Should both win on Saturday, there will also be a more natural, built-in rivalry with Harrison.

In the main event, Pereira, the man who has become one of combat sports' biggest stars, will defend his title against Rountree in what appears to be an all-strikes fight. Pereira is the ninth fighter in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes. Some doubt that Rountree is suited for this opportunity, as No. 1 contender Magomed Ankalaev seems to be the guy who should have gotten this opportunity. As it is, Pereira-Rountree could be great. Both men wield enormous power, and it seems unlikely that anyone will shoot to take him out.

Watch for post-event coverage Saturday evening and early Sunday morning.