As a lead-in to the main event , Major League Eating on Friday will hold a first-of-its-kind `` cross-species '' eating contest between three competitive eaters and three Asian elephants . Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Takeru Kobayashi , Joey Chestnut have staredown . May Chestnut won after a tiebreaker with Chestnut . Kobayashi vowed to avenge defeat from Last year . Chestnut : Kobayashi beat me in May contest and `` set a fire underneath me ''
Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Takeru Kobayashi , Joey Chestnut have staredown . May Chestnut won after a tiebreaker with Chestnut . Kobayashi vowed to avenge defeat from Last year . Chestnut : Kobayashi beat me in May contest and `` set a fire underneath me ''