Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America’s Independence Day.

Netflix has announced a new hot dog-eating contest between rivals Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayaski.

Organizers of America’s perennial July Fourth hot dog eating contest say the reigning champion won’t compete this year due to a contract dispute.

Kobayashi told The Associated Press that he uses H2O to train his stomach to expand. "I have to put something inside the stomach to make it expand, but it doesnt necessarily have to be food," Kobayashi explained. I feel so exhausted and so out of breath, Kobayashi told the AP. Derek Jacobs, who first qualified for the Nathan's contest in 2017, told Men's Health he likes to drink a lot of caffeine prior to competing. I mean, there are times when Im not eating buns if Im on a low-carb diet.