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This Fourth of July, for the first time in 23 years, neither of the world's greatest competitive eaters, Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut, will feature in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.
In 2010, Major League Eating banned Kobayashi from the event over a contractual dispute. They wanted him to be exclusive to MLE, which sanctioned the Nathan's event, held annually at Coney Island. Last month, the same happened to his longtime rival, Chestnut, whom MLE banned from Nathan's after he signed an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods, which makes vegan hot dogs.