Joey Chestnut, Kobayashi To Compete In Hot Dog Eating Contest In September

Joey Chestnut and his longtime nemesis Takeru Kobayashi are going head-to-head in a scorching canine consuming contest as soon as once more — nevertheless it will not be a part of the same old Fourth of July occasion … it is a Labor Day extravaganza!!

The showdown is 15 years within the making — the 2 final went at it in 2009 on the conventional Nathan’s competitors in Coney Island … when Jaws beat Kobayashi to defend his mustard belt.

The timing of the announcement is fairly attention-grabbing — on Tuesday, Main League Eating introduced Chestnut was OUT of the Independence Day contest due to an endorsement deal he inked with a rival meals firm.

Simply weeks in the past, Kobayashi — who’s 0-3 towards Chestnut — claimed he was retired from aggressive consuming … however he defined in a press launch there’s some unfinished enterprise to take care of earlier than hanging up his intestine for good.

“Retiring for me will only happen after I take him down one last time,” Kobayashi stated on Wednesday. “This rivalry has been brewing for a long time.”

Chestnut — the 16-time Nathan’s contest champ with 8-straight scorching canine victories — additionally weighed in … saying, “Through all of my years in competitive eating, Kobayashi stands out as my fiercest rival.”

“Competing against him pushed me to be so much better. I know that fans have waited a long time for another chapter of our rivalry and I can’t wait for our massive showdown live on Netflix! It’s time to give the people what they want!”

Chestnut and Kobayashi is perhaps big-time foes, however they’re each kinda in the identical boat now — in any case, the latter had a highly-publicized spat with MLE again in 2010 after the org. tried to get him to signal an unique contract … and he by no means competed within the scorching canine contest once more.

Kobi famously attended in protest that very same yr … and he was later arrested after he stormed the stage, regardless of claiming he was solely attempting to congratulate Joey on his victory.