He had a background in sambo and freestyle wrestling, starting a rivalry with Volk Han.

He had multiple matches against his rival Volk Han and Mitsuya Nagai.

[5] He stopped fighting for RINGS on 21 February 1999 in a loss against Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov as the promotion was shifting towards only doing MMA matches.

[5] He became a coach after his retirement, helping to train fighters such as Sergei Kharitonov.

[4] Zouev died on May 21, 2022, a day after his 64th birthday, from years of heart disease.