Kai Kara-France does not have to wait long to build on last week's impressive UFC debut in Adelaide.

Fresh off his Fight of the Night victory over Elias Garcia, the matchmakers have wasted little time adding the 25-year-old flyweight to UFC 234 in Melbourne on February 10, where he will face Brazilian Raulian Paiva.

It shapes as a blockbuster card with Kara-France joining fellow Kiwi and City Kickboxing teammate Israel Adesanya, who is aiming to continue his incredible rise up the middleweight ranks against mixed martial arts legend Anderson Silva.

And the event is headlined by the middleweight title showdown between New Zealand-born Australian champion Robert Whittaker against American Kelvin Gastelum.

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The eyes of the MMA world will be locked on the Rod Laver Arena that weekend and for Kara-France it's the perfect chance to continue his momentum.

"This is exactly what I wanted," Kara-France told Stuff.

"Before Adelaide my last fight was in March and that's a six-month layoff. Even though you can say it doesn't affect you, there is a bit of ring rust when you've had that time off. So to get a quick turnaround is ideal because you know the feeling.

"I'll be training through Christmas and New Year with Israel and hopefully a few more of the boys from City Kickboxing. We'll continue doing the work through the holidays, get the win and then we can go on holiday after that."

After being linked to the UFC for several years, Kara-France (18-7, 1NC) marked his arrival last Sunday in dominant fashion.

He shrugged off a couple of nervy moments to out-strike Garcia by a staggering 157-20, earning a lopsided unanimous decision victory while pocketing a US$50,000 ($73,000) Fight of the Night bonus.

Paiva will be making his promotional debut but has built a strong record away from the octagon.

The 23-year-old, who earned a UFC contract on the Brazilian version of Dana White's Contender Series, has won 18 of 19 fights, including his last 12.

It will also be his first appearance since his girlfriend was killed in October after the motorcycle the pair were riding was struck by a car. Paiva did not suffer any serious injuries but his girlfriend passed away six days later.

Kara-France is expecting a tough challenge but under the watchful eye of City Kickboxing coach Eugene Bareman, they have already identified areas to exploit.

"Eugene's confident in me to get the win and I'm happy with the match-up," Kara-France said.

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"He's got a good record but if you look at the guys he's fought, he hasn't faced the calibre of guys that I have.

"He doesn't really have a specialty. He's got 12 decisions on his record, he's durable but he's got some holes and I think I have the skill-set to put him away once he feels my power and my pressure on top."

With the future of the flyweight division up in the air, there was talk Kara-France's next fight could be at bantamweight. But he is glad to be staying at 125 pounds (57kg).

The Auckland fighter is determined to reinvigorate the weight class and knows he has to make every opportunity count.

"It's so cut-throat," he said. "You just saw Ben Nguyen get released from the UFC. He's coming off two losses but before that he was top-10 in the UFC flyweight division.

"You just don't know when it could be your last so you've got to go out and put on the best performance of your career and I'm more than ready to do that."