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Sacha Baron Cohen Unveils Ripped Mephisto Physique on Men’s Fitness UK Cover

He billed his physique as authentic on the Men’s Fitness UK cover as Marvel confirmed the villain will return in future MCU installments.

A photo composite of Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat, and the 2025 cover of Men's Fitness UK showing Sacha Baron Cohen's fitness transformation.
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Overview

  • Cohen credited his body transformation to a regimen combining off-label use of Ozempic, private chefs and personal trainers.
  • He enlisted trainer Alfonso “The Angry Trainer” Moretti on Matthew McConaughey’s recommendation, undergoing a baseline Zoom assessment and a regimen that included 100 daily push-ups.
  • The images appear in the magazine’s August issue, which carried its first teaser on Instagram July 23 ahead of the issue’s July 25 release.
  • Cohen first appeared as Mephisto in the season finale of Disney+’s Ironheart earlier this month, marking his debut as the MCU’s devilish antagonist.
  • Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed on July 21 that Cohen will reprise his Mephisto role in upcoming MCU films and series.