In the upcoming hot dog eating contest between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, one notable rule is that contestants cannot dunk their hot dog buns in water.

However, there’s another specific rule that has Chestnut feeling a bit uneasy.

Neither competitor will be allowed to detach the hot dog from its bun to pour water over it.

“I’m a bit concerned,” Chestnut told YSL News Sports. “Sometimes the hot dog slips out of the bun. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to put it back in or grab them both together.”

While Chestnut initially hoped to keep the dunking rule, he mentioned he does like the other rules in general.

A news release from Netflix on Thursday indicated that there could be penalties for any rule violations or for regurgitation, but the details of such penalties remain unclear.

Even though Chestnut lost the dunking debate, he succeeded in ensuring the table height will be 36 inches instead of the usual 30 inches for the contest held at HyperX Arena Las Vegas in Luxor Hotel & Casino.

“Instead of a standard shorter table, I got a counter-height table,” said Chestnut, who is 6’1″ compared to Kobayashi’s height of 5’8″. “It means I won’t have to lean down as much.”

A curious initial rule stated that the winner would be whoever ate 80 hot dogs first instead of the participant who consumes the most in 10 minutes, which Kobayashi turned down.

“My team suggested it to Netflix before consulting me,” Chestnut explained. “They were aware that my target was to eat 80 hot dogs on the Fourth (prior to him being banned from Nathan’s competition).”

Interestingly, both competitors agree on one thing: the contest will be tidier compared to their previous hot dog eating feats.

Kobayashi remarked that dunking the hot dogs tends to be “messy and unclean,” which also reflects consideration for the audience with the new rule against it.

“It will definitely be cleaner,” Chestnut confirmed. “My fiancée mentioned it looks less disgusting to watch.”

Joey Chestnut vs. Takeru Kobayashi undercard

In another matchup, Matt Stonie, who previously defeated Chestnut at Nathan’s in 2015 and remains the last person to conquer Chestnut there, will go up against three medal-winning Olympians.

Those Olympians include Ryan Lochte, who has won 12 medals (six of them gold); Ryan Murphy, a five-time gold medalist; and Max Irving, who earned a bronze at the Paris Olympics.

They will be competing in a chicken wing eating contest, which is likely advantageous for Lochte.

In 2016, he mentioned to bonappetit.com that wings and pizza were among his top food choices while maintaining a diet of 7,500 to 8,000 calories daily during training.

However, the swimmers should be warned: Stonie previously ate a staggering 241 Hooters wings in just 10 minutes. Good luck to the swimmers!

Leah Shutkever, a professional speed eater, will also attempt to break a world record for watermelon consumption within three minutes.