50 Cent shed 38 pounds to play Balrog in Street Fighter

50 Cent dropped from 238 pounds to 200 pounds in nine weeks of three-hour daily training to play boxer Balrog in Kitao Sakurai's Street Fighter, he told Variety in an interview published 17 October 2026. Balrog works for M. Bison, Variety reported. He told Variety he did not use a weight-loss shot.