 It hopes Chestnut will return when he's not representing a rival brand. Meanwhile, Chestnut took to X, formerly Twitter, to say he learned about the decision through the media and he doesn't have a contract with Major League Eating or Nathan's Famous. According to ESPN, Chestnut and hot dog eating rival Takeru Kobayashi will face off once more on Labor Day eating what else? Hot dogs. And that event is scheduled to be streamed on Netflix.