Kobayashi challenged a tiny hamster to an eating contest

Takeru Kobayashi has some tough (and cute) competition.

The Japanese competitive eater already holds six Guinness World Records and has worldwide renown, but now he’s facing off in a matchup unlike anything he’s ever seen in his career. Kobayashi is challenging, of all things, a tiny hamster.

But it’s not just any tiny hamster. This one’s already tackled tiny burritos and a tiny birthday cake, and the next step for this critter is to engage in a hot dog eating contest. To make things fair, they’re eating their hot dogs to scale. Each has a coach ready for encouragement as the clock counts down.

Kobayashi may be an expert, but don’t underestimate the rookie.

H/T Digg | Photo via HelloDenizen/YouTube