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Dog fight! Joey Chestnut out of July 4 hot dog eating contest due to deal with rival brand
![Brittainy Newman FILE - Joey Chestnut, winner of the 2021 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest, poses for photos in Coney Island's Maimonides Park, July 4, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America's Independence Day this year, after a falling out with organizers of the annual New York City-based event. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d4ed90398c87409388a85a582cc1cdc9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Joey Chestnut, winner of the 2021 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest, poses for photos in Coney Island's Maimonides Park, July 4, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America's Independence Day this year, after a falling out with organizers of the annual New York City-based event. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
![John Minchillo FILE - Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut competes in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America's Independence Day this year, after a falling out with organizers of the annual New York City-based event. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a301f46ed157455d8bb869cca62ba344/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut competes in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America's Independence Day this year, after a falling out with organizers of the annual New York City-based event. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)