International Federation of Competitive Eating! I was following it a little after I watched Joey "Jaws" Chestnut live in Sparks at the rib cook off. He at 10lbs of ribs in 12 minutes. hahaha. That shit just cant be healthy to do to yourself.
On June 28, 2010, Kobayashi announced he would not compete in the Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Competition. The impasse was reportedly due to the MLE's insistence that Kobayashi signed an exclusive contract with the organization that would prevent him from competing in contests not sanctioned by MLE.