1 of 4 | Reigning champions Miki Sudo and Jay Chestnut pose for a photo with Long-time Chairman and Commissioner of Major League Eating George Shea at the 110th Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest weigh-in ceremony at Hudson Yards on Friday in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
July 3 (UPI) -- The 2026 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest introduced this year's slate of competitors, including 17-time champion Joey Chestnut, at a weigh-in ceremony Friday.
The Friday ceremony at the flagship Nathan's Famous location in Coney Island, Brooklyn, introduced the 14 men and 10 women who will compete to see who can eat the most hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes at Saturday's annual Fourth of July contest.
Chestnut, a 17-time champion and the current holder of the coveted Mustard Belt, predicted he will emerge victorious again this year.
"I'm hungry, and I'm going to dominate," Chestnut, who downed 70.5 hot dogs in last year's contest, said at the weigh-in.
