Early career Tsarev made his professional debut in October 2005. Tsarev trains with
Andrey Koreshkov,
Alexander Sarnavskiy,
Bellator veteran
Alexander Shlemenko and with
Sambo World Champion
Vener Galiev. His biggest victory to date was against American MMA fighter
Kyacey Uscola via submission (triangle choke) in first round.
Bellator Fighting Championships In August 2012, it was announced that Tsarev would make his U.S. debut for
Bellator Fighting Championships. Tsarev faced Tim Welch on September 28, 2012 at
Bellator 74. This was the opening round of the season seven Welterweight tournament. He won via submission in the second round. He faced
Lyman Good in the semifinals on October 26, 2012 at
Bellator 78. He lost via controversial TKO in the second round as Tsarev said he had been poked in the right eye, but referee Greg Franklin did not acknowledge it. Tsarev faced
Douglas Lima in welterweight tournament on January 24, 2013 at
Bellator 86 on
Spike TV. He lost the fight via TKO due to brutal leg kicks in the second round.
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Michail Tsarev is expected to face KSW welterweight champion Borys Mańkowski on February 21, 2015 at
KSW 30. However, Tsarev pulled out of the fight in late-February citing an injury and was replaced by Norway's Mohsen Bahari.
League S-70 Tsarev faced to
Jesse Taylor on August 29, 2015 at League S-70: Russia vs. World. He lost the fight via submission (guillotine choke) in the first round.
Absolute Championship Berkut Tsarev faced Albert Duraev for the ACB Welterweight belt on May 6, 2016, but he lost the fight via KO (punches) at the ACB 45: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili in the first round. Tsarev faced Shamil Abdulkhalikov on October 22, 2016 at ACB 48. He won the fight via submission in the first round. ==Championships and accomplishments==