Joey Chestnut and his longtime nemesis Takeru Kobayashi are going head-to-head in a sizzling canine consuming contest as soon as once more — nevertheless it will not be a part of the standard 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 fascinating — on Tuesday, Main League Consuming introduced Chestnut was OUT of the Independence Day contest resulting from an endorsement deal he inked with a rival meals firm.
Simply weeks in the past, Kobayashi — who’s 0-3 in opposition to Chestnut — claimed he was retired from aggressive consuming … however he defined in a press launch there may be 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 mentioned on Wednesday. “This rivalry has been brewing for a long time.”
Chestnut — the 16-time Nathan’s contest champ with 8-straight sizzling 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!”
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Chestnut and Kobayashi could be 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 sizzling canine contest once more.
Kobi famously attended in protest that very same 12 months … and he was later arrested after he stormed the stage, regardless of claiming he was solely making an attempt to congratulate Joey on his victory.
No phrase on the situation … however the entire thing will stream on Netflix.
