Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut , Takeru Kobayashi have staredown . Last year Chestnut won after a tiebreaker with Kobayashi . Kobayashi vowed to avenge defeat from last year . Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut and nemesis Takeru Kobayashi of Japan attempted to psych each other out Thursday at the weigh-in for the 94th annual Nathan 's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest . TL;DR The top dogs of the sport are taking their rivalry on the road this weekend in Las Vegas. Kobayashi beat me in May contest and `` set a fire underneath me ''
Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut , Takeru Kobayashi have staredown . Last year Chestnut won after a tiebreaker with Kobayashi . Kobayashi vowed to avenge defeat from last year . TL;DR The top dogs of the sport are taking their rivalry on the road this weekend in Las Vegas. Kobayashi beat me in May contest and `` set a fire underneath me ''