Chad Ochocinco Strikes Deal With Tapout To Promote Gold Tooth Mouth Guards

Interesting story.  It was announced this week that Chad Ochocinco (who I am pretty sure is back to calling himself Chad Johnson at this point) has struck a deal with MMA retailer and sponsor Tapout to promote a new line of Ochocinco-inspired gold mouthguards.  Ochocinco has always been a guy that loves attention (his most recent attention gathering move being, of course, his engagement to hot mess reality star Evelyn Lozada, but that's a tale for another time) and his gold mouth guard was just another way for him to create a memorable image for fans and haters alike.  I don't know whether to see this as a douchebag move or a strike of marketing genius.  Frankly, I am sure that there are lots of guys that wouldn't mind stepping into the octagon with a gold grill like Chad so I am sure these pieces will sell like hot cakes.  Leave it up to the crazy guys from Tapout to come up with something like this!

Getting rid of the gold mohawk was an awesome idea, Chad.  Gold teeth: One.  Gold mohawk: Zero.