Joey Chestnut will face rival Takeru Kobayashi in a winner-take-all hot dog eating contest on Netflix.
Geoffrey Esper, left, Joey Chestnut, center, and Matt Stone finish the men's competition of Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in New York's Coney Island.Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi are set to compete in a winner-take-all hot dog eating contest that will stream live on Netflix on Labor Day , the streaming service announced Wednesday. The special — “Chestnut vs.
Chestnut is a 16-time Nathan’s hot dog eating contest champion, holding the world record of 76. On Tuesday, Major League Eating announced “I was gutted to learn from the media that after 19 years I’m banned from the Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest,” . “I love competing in that event, I love celebrating America with my fans all over this great country on the 4th and I have been training to defend my title.
In 2010, Kobayashi was banned from competing in Nathan’s hot dog eating contest over a contract dispute with Major League Eating, which sanctions the event. “This rivalry has been brewing for a long time. Competing against Joey live on Netflix means fans all over the world can watch me knock him out,” Kobayashi said.How Chestnut vs. Kobayashi fits Netflix’s sports portfolio — the Kansas City Chiefs versus the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens versus the Houston Texans. But the streaming giant is not going to abandon what has long been its live sports philosophy — things that are sports adjacent.
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