 In yet another brutal knock out, he was dazed by a high kick to the top right side of the head and then dropped by a vicious knee to the same area.Eilers was released from the UFC in 2006, and returned to MMA competition at "Combat in the Cage 2", finally scoring a KO victory (his first victory in almost 2 years) over Sherman Pendergarst.In June 2006, Eilers faced Jimmy Ambriz at WEC 21, taking a TKO victory due to doctor stoppage.